‘Intensifying’ winter storm could dump 35 cm of snow on Montreal

A significant winter storm could bring heavy snowfall to Montreal beginning Wednesday evening.

A winter storm is brewing and could bring a significant amount of snowfall over southern Quebec beginning Wednesday evening.

On Tuesday, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has issued a winter storm warning for the Island of Montreal, as well as Montérégie, the Laurentians, Lanaudière, Outaouais, and Mont-Laurier areas, and is forecasting between 20 and 35 centimetres of snow.

According to ECCC, the storm is the result of an “intensifying” low pressure system from Texas shifting north to Quebec. The weather agency says the storm warning is in effect from Wednesday night to late in the day Thursday.

“Visibility may be suddenly reduced at times in heavy snow. Poor weather conditions may contribute to transportation delays. There may be a significant impact on rush hour traffic in urban areas,” Environment Canada says.

It will be a very cold start to the day on Wednesday, with the wind chill making it feel like -27 in the morning before the high reaches -11 C. As the storm picks up in the evening hours, winds will gust up to 50 km/h and the low will drop to -14 C.

On Thursday, the high is expected to reach -3 C with some snow.

Friday will bring sunny skies before another dose of snowfall is expected again on Saturday and Sunday.