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montreal weather

Environment Canada Issued A Snow Squall Warning For Montreal

Environment Canada has issued a snow squall warning for Montreal as the incoming cold front sweeps through the province. The alert was released at 8:00 p.m. on February 2 and is also currently in effect for the Laval area, Longueuil (Varennes area), and Châteauguay (La Prairie area).

Intense winds and blowing snow are expected throughout the Montreal Island area starting Friday night and visibilities will be significantly reduced due to the heavy snow, EnviroCan says.

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Environment Canada Issued An Extreme Cold Warning For Montreal & Wind Chill Of -42 Is Expected

Environment Canada has issued an extreme cold warning for Montreal as an intense cold front sweeps across Quebec starting Thursday afternoon to Friday morning. The warning was issued at 5:30 a.m. on February 2, 2023, and is currently in effect for Montreal, Châteauguay, Longueuil and the Laval area.

EnvioCan warns of temperatures dropping dramatically over the span of a few hours along with a combination of moderately strong winds, which will only generate even more extreme wind chill values as of Friday morning.

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Montreal Is Under A Snow Squall & Smog Warning As An Intense Cold Front Hits Quebec

Buckle up Montreal 'cause winter is not playing around, like...at all. Environment Canada has issued several weather alerts for Montreal due to an incoming snow squall and smog.

The federal weather department issued the alerts at 10:20 p.m. January 31, and are notifying Montrealers of a "high concentration of pollutants," which "will result in poor air quality, especially in urban areas where pollutant emissions are higher."

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Another Winter Storm Is Coming For Quebec & Some Regions Could Get Up To 20 cm Of Snow

Don't put away your shovels just yet, folks! Another snowstorm is set to reach Quebec early this week with some regions across the province being hit with up to 20 centimetres of snow.

According to The Weather Network, a coastal low-pressure system from the Atlantic Ocean is meant to begin in the Maritimes and later travel toward Quebec on Sunday night, January 15. As the storm moves through the province, a mix of precipitation from snow, sleet and rain is expected.

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Environment Canada Issued A Weather Warning For Montreal — It Could Get VERY Wet & Cold

Although Quebec was hit with up to 20 centimetres of snow in the last week, it appears as if winter's rage is coming in full force as snowfall, strong winds and freezing rain are all expected across the province of Quebec beginning Thursday evening.

Environment Canada has issued a special weather warning for Montreal, Laval, Longueuil and Châteauguay as an "intense low pressure system will move over Western and Central Quebec beginning Thursday and affect these areas through Saturday."

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Environment Canada Issued A Weather Warning For Montreal — It's Gonna Get Very Wet & Windy

As Montreal braces itself for an incoming polar vortex (yes...polar vortex), we've got one heck of a windy day ahead of us to look out for. Environment Canada has issued a special weather warning for Montreal as winds are expected to reach up to 90km/h by Saturday evening.

The weather warning was released on Friday, December 2 and is currently in effect for the following areas:

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