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snow storm montreal

Don't put your winter coat away just yet — not one, but two moisture-laden fronts are headed to Quebec this weekend, and the weather is going to get messy. Precipitation is guaranteed, but it could fall as rain or snow, depending on where you live.

Saguenay, Charlevoix, the North Shore, and Gaspé may get some snow — even Montreal could see flurries — according to Météomédia.

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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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Winter is officially in full force as Quebec braces for a whirlwind of winter weather conditions. Montreal is presently under a snowfall warning issued by Environment Canada (EC). The federal weather department states that snowfall amounts could total anywhere from 15 to 25 centimetres on the Island of Montreal. However, the wintry chaos doesn't end there.

EC has issued a number of weather warnings for various regions across the province. A winter storm warning is currently in effect for Amqui, Anticosti, Baie-Comeau, Beauce, Blanc-Sablon, Charlevoix, Chevery, Drummondville, Les Escoumins, and Mauricie, to name a few.

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Don't be fooled by any pause in precipitation — the snowstorm expected to hit Quebec has arrived, cancelling flights and shutting down power grids. It's expected to last through the weekend and will bring plenty of flurries and rainfall.

About 15 millimetres of rain will fall until Friday afternoon, predicts Environment Canada, then snow will take over.

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Montreal has officially received its very first snowstorm of the season and it's safe to say winter is here to stay.

Environment Canada warned of an estimated 20 centimetres of snow, which hit the city starting Friday morning and has continued to cast a white coat across Montreal since.

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