Montreal weekend weather: Hot and humid days ahead

Elena Kiskinova beats the heat at Westmount Park in Montreal. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes)

Montreal began the month with hot and humid temperatures plus a thunderstorm watch, and Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) says there’s more where that came from.

The weekend is set to start with partly cloudy skies on Saturday with a daytime high of 27 degrees Celsius, slightly above the seasonal daytime high of 25 degrees Celsius, though humidity won’t be a factor.

Things are expected to change on Sunday when a low-pressure system is slated to swoop in, bringing approximately 6 millimetres of rain in the afternoon.

Although the daytime high is expected to reach 32 degrees Celsius, it may feel like 40 with the humidex.

The start of the week should also bring precipitation with a risk of scattered thunderstorms.

Montreal could see up to 10 millimetres of rain, with a daytime high of 27 degrees Celsius.

Temperatures should stay steady at 27 degrees Celsius on Tuesday and Wednesday, and Montreal is expected to get a break from the rain, with sun and cloud in the forecast for both days.