Quebec: Another day of closures in prolonged icy weather
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Thursday, February 7, 2019, 5:22 PM - It's been a week of freezing drizzle, cancellations and difficult travel across southern Quebec, and yet another round will close out the week as the next system tracks north through the Great Lakes. While freezing drizzle will persist for many through much of the day on Thursday, a stronger shot of precipitation is en route for Thursday night and Friday, and it's that round of ice and rain that will raise some flooding concerns along the St. Lawrence and other waterways across the region. More on this next icy set-up, plus a look the weekend finale to the temperature roller coaster, below.
WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS:
- Persistent freezing drizzle for Montreal, Eastern Townships, Upper St. Lawrence on Thursday
- Heavier band of freezing rain moves in west to east Thursday night/early Friday morning
- Change to rain expected for Montreal area through Thursday afternoon
- Cold blast comes in behind system; chance for snow Friday, Saturday
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We're almost to the final hill on the Quebec temperature roller coaster this week, as another system takes aim on the region for Thursday and Friday.
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Thursday's spotty freezing drizzle has prompted at least three school boards in the Montreal region to close their doors for the day, but this is just the prelude to a much more potent system pulling in Thursday night. Fortunately for the winter-weary, the core of this system will pull well north through the Great Lakes, and that means it's rain rather than snow set to slide into southern Quebec to close out the week.
WATCH BELOW: MORE ICE IN THE FORECAST, TIMING
Before the rain moves in, however, another shot of freezing rain is in the works for Montreal to Quebec City, with more persistent icy precipitation hanging on for the Laurentians northward. Freezing rain warnings are in effect from Temiscaming to the southern Gaspe Peninsula with 2-5 mm of ice accretion expected through Friday.
"Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become icy and slippery," warns Environment Canada.
FLOOD THREAT WITH RISING TEMPERATURES
Water levels were on the rise Wednesday across parts of the Eastern Townships, and while no flood advisories were in place Wednesday evening, the surging temperatures and incoming rain may continue to exacerbate already-high waterways.
While temperatures climb across the region for Friday -- mid to high single digit daytime highs some spots in the south -- cold air sweeps back into southern Quebec abruptly on Saturday, setting the stage for a more wintry, below seasonal pattern for the weekend.
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