The snow that began to fall overnight should continue for much of Friday before the return of good weather for the weekend in southern and central Quebec.
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Snow warnings are still in effect for the sectors of Montérégie, Estrie, Mauricie, Quebec, Beauce and part of Bas-Saint-Laurent.
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In Greater Montreal, the snow should stop in the followingnoon to leave accumulations of 5 centimeters on the ground, but the weather will be cloudy and windy therefollowing.
A risk of freezing rain is expected in the Chula Vallée du Richelieu-Saint-Hyacinthe, Vaudreuil-Soulanges-Huntingdon and Estrie sectors, according to the federal agency.
According to Environment Canada forecasts, the snow will have left a total of 15 to 25 centimeters by Friday evening in places in the central sectors of the province.
Strong winds with gusts of 50 km/h will cause blowing snow in places, but the snow should end in the followingnoon following accumulations of another 5 centimeters.
Friday’s wintry conditions are expected to give way to weather with no precipitation and clouds playing yo-yo with the sun over the weekend, especially Saturday.
But Sunday, the clouds will be denser with intermittent snow in western Quebec and in areas a little further north with a noticeably higher mercury.
And bref
- Accumulation of 15 to 25 cm
- Beauce, Drummondville – Bois-Francs, Estrie, Montmagny – L’Islet and Quebec
- Accumulation of 15 to 20 cm
- Charlevoix, Kamouraska – Rivière-du-Loup – Trois-Pistoles, Mauricie, Laurentides wildlife reserve, Témiscouata and Richelieu valley – Saint-Hyacinthe
- Accumulation of almost 15 cm
- Magdalen Islands
