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After what has felt like an unusually long, grey, cool spring, Montreal is finally about to catch a break in the weather department.

A significant warm-up is on the way, and the timing is pretty ideal with the Victoria Day long weekend falling right in the middle of it. Temperatures will climb gradually over the next several days before peaking at something that feels genuinely summer-like by Tuesday.

Montreal may have gotten a brief reprieve from the rainy weather on Friday, but it isn't going to last.

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Montreal ahead of another significant rainfall event expected to hit Sunday.

Spring is technically here, but Montreal's weather has some catching up to do.

Environment Canada issued a special statement for the Greater Montreal Area early Wednesday morning, flagging an overnight stretch of wintry mix that could make for a rough commute tomorrow. Snow is expected to move in on Wednesday evening before flipping to freezing rain ahead of the morning. Up to 2 millimetres of accumulation is possible, which doesn't sound like much until you're standing on a sheet of ice at 7 a.m.

Spring officially arrives today, and Montreal is celebrating the only way it knows how: with snowfall, slippery roads, and a special weather statement from Environment Canada.

The statement, issued early Friday morning, warns of reduced visibility due to snowfall rates of up to 2 cm per hour, affecting Montreal along with Outaouais, the Laurentians, Montérégie, and the Eastern Townships. The heavy snow is expected to spread from west to east through the morning before tapering off by 5 p.m.

Spring is nearly here. And for Montrealers, that means not knowing whether we should put on a parka or rock a pair of shorts.

While several regions of Quebec are under freezing rain and winter storm warnings this morning, Montreal's weekly weather forecast features a bit of a mixed bag — and by mixed bag, we mean a 26-degree temperature swing in the span of about 24 hours.

This week's ice storm may not have been as bad as experts thought, but it doesn't mean Montreal will be getting nice weather anytime soon.

A low-pressure system is pushing in from the southwest tonight, and by the time most people wake up Saturday morning, there will be snow on the ground. Environment Canada's latest forecast is calling for about 5 cm overnight, with another 2 to 4 cm through the day Saturday.

Montreal, your patience is about to be rewarded.

According to a new MétéoMédia weather report, southern Quebec may be living through its very last -20°C episode of the entire season right now, with the weather outlet reporting that a milder period will "gradually settle in over the coming days." That lines up with Environment Canada's forecast for the week, which shows temperatures climbing steadily from -7°C today all the way to a remarkable 12°C by Saturday.