A new snowfall will fall on Quebec overnight from Wednesday to Thursday.
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Strong winds accompanying the snow should create blowing snow across Quebec.
Road conditions might be difficult due to snow and reduced visibility due to blowing snow.
Environment Canada has indicated that in Estrie, “the snow should change to rain Thursday morning with a risk of freezing rain during the transition”.
The same situation should occur Thursday followingnoon in eastern Gaspésie and on the North Shore.
Here is the amount of snow expected by region, according to Environment Canada
20 to 30 centimeters of snow beginning Thursday morning:
Amqui – Matapédia Valley, Anticosti, Blanc-Sablon, Chevery, Matane, Minganie, Natashquan, New Carlisle, Forillon National Park – Gaspé – Percé, Gaspésie National Park – Murdochville, Restigouche – Bonaventure, Sainte-Anne-des -Monts – Grande-Vallée, Sept-Îles – Port-Cartier
About fifteen centimeters of snow from Wednesday evening to Thursday:
Baie-Comeau, Beauce, Charlevoix, Drummondville – Bois-Francs, Estrie, Kamouraska – Rivière-du-Loup – Trois-Pistoles, Lachute – Saint-Jérôme, Lanaudière, Les Escoumins – Forestville, Mauricie, Montmagny – L’Islet, Montreal Metropolitan – Laval, Quebec, Rimouski – Mont-Joli, Saguenay, Témiscouata, Vallée-du-Richelieu – Saint-Hyacinthe, Vaudreuil – Soulanges – Huntingdon
A total accumulation of 10 to 15 cm from Wednesday evening to Thursday with accumulations of up to 20 cm in places:
Gatineau
A snowier start to the year than normal
Children can look forward to the start of winter because of the significant amounts of snow that have fallen in Greater Montreal.
Although the milder temperatures hampered some outdoor activities, it was pleasant to play outside in December and January.
“We really have a mild and snowy winter,” explained Jean-Philippe Bégin, meteorologist at Environment Canada.
Indeed, according to Environment Canada, there was more snow last December than normal and the scenario will certainly repeat itself in January when the province is preparing to receive another snowfall overnight from Wednesday to Thursday.
In Montreal, we generally receive 49 cm of snow in December, but we received 63 in 2022. For the month of January, we should also have more snow than normal – which is 50 cm – since 46 cm have already fallen. A broadside should also bring 15 to 25 cm of additional snow overnight from Wednesday to Thursday.
