Active AlertsRéserve faunique des Laurentides, QC

What: wind chill values of -38

When: Friday night to Saturday morning

Where: Chibougamau and the Laurentian Wildlife Reserve

Additional information:
Cold temperature combined with northwesterly winds will produce extreme wind chill values for these regions.

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Extreme cold puts everyone at risk.

Cold warnings are issued when very cold temperatures or wind chill creates an elevated risk to health such as frost bite and hypothermia.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to QCstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #QCStorm.

For more information about the alerting program, please visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/weather/severeweather/weather-alerts/colour-coded-alerts.

Dress warmly. Dress in layers that you can remove if you get too warm. The outer layer should be wind resistant.

Cover up. Frostbite can develop within minutes on exposed skin, especially with wind chill.