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Buckle up, Montreal, and hold on to your hats! We're about to get hit with a complicated mix of weather conditions, with heavy rain and strong winds making for a thoroughly unpleasant start to the weekend.

A massive weather system stretching from south Texas all the way to northern Nunavik is bringing rain to most of southern Quebec on Friday, January 9. According to a MétéoMédia report, the system is so large that it's affecting regions across thousands of kilometres.

Brace yourselves, Montreal. We're about to get walloped with another round of snow, and if you're heading out Wednesday morning, you might want to leave a bit earlier than usual.

According to a new MétéoMédia weather report, a clipper system is sneaking through overnight Tuesday into Wednesday, dropping between 5 to 10 cm of snow across Montreal, the Montérégie, Outaouais and Estrie regions. Areas like Beauce and Capitale-Nationale can expect 2 to 4 cm, while the Suroît could see slightly higher accumulations.

A powerful and fast-growing storm heading toward Quebec could make for a rough end to the workweek in Montreal.

According to a new report from MétéoMédia, the system meets the criteria of a 'weather bomb,' a rare type of storm that strengthens extremely quickly and often brings disruptive conditions. Environment Canada has now issued a wind warning for the Montreal area, citing the risk of damaging gusts by Friday.

It's not technically winter yet, but Montreal appears to be getting a healthy head start.

Early this morning, Environment Canada dropped a special weather statement for the Montreal area, and it looks like we're in for a messy few days.

Montreal is kicking off December with a bang, and not the festive kind. After Sunday's snowfall, the city is now sliding straight into a deep freeze that will linger all week, according to the weather experts at Environment Canada. By Thursday, wind chills could make parts of the region feel close to -25°C, which is unusually harsh for the first days of December.

MétéoMédia's latest Quebec weather update did not sugar-coat it, saying Montreal could register its first -10°C of the season as early as Monday evening. Meteorologists are also warning of a late-week chill that will hit harder than most people are ready for. In their words: "Thursday, the city could see a low of around -15°C with wind chills near -25. That would be quite striking for the first week of December."

Montreal's first snowflakes of the season arrived over the weekend, and they didn't come alone. Parts of the city saw a messy mix of snow, freezing rain and drizzle on Sunday, making sidewalks slick and reminding everyone that winter weather isn't waiting politely this year.

If you were hoping that was a one-and-done event until Christmas, Environment Canada's latest forecast suggests otherwise. More snow, rain and chilly nights are on the way through the week, with temperatures hovering right around freezing.