Heavy snow piling up in Quebec as storm continues into Saturday
A widespread winter storm hitting Eastern Canada will continue dropping heavy snow across southern Quebec to begin the weekend.
After blasting parts of southern Ontario with a wintry mix of ice, rain and snow, southern Quebec is in the midst of heavy snow that’ll continue into the weekend.
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The system, which is partially fuelled by tropical moisture flowing in from the south, dropped double-digit snows on eastern Ontario through the day Friday.
Snow will continue into Saturday for much of southern Quebec.
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By the end of the storm, forecasters expect widespread snow totals of 15-25 cm across the southern half of Quebec, with totals approaching 30 cm possible in portions of the Eastern Townships.
Marginal temperatures will make this a heavy, wet snowfall, the kind that’s difficult to shovel and makes driving especially treacherous on snow-covered roadways. This could also serve to limit accumulations in some areas.
This will likely be the biggest snowfall of the season so far for communities like Montreal. Prior to this storm, 11.4 cm of snow had fallen in the city back on November 16.
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Check back for the latest on the forecast across Quebec.