The weather will warm up for Montrealers in the coming days but warmer temperatures will also bring prolonged freezing rain.
Sunday morning begins with steady colder temperatures with a windchill in minus-14 Celsius to minus-19 C range, similar to previous days.
Later in the afternoon and throughout the night on Sunday Montrealers can expect freezing rain, accompanied by ice pellets. Ice accretion amounts of five to 15 millimetres are expected.
Many regions in Quebec are expected to be affected as well, including the Outaouais, Laurentians, Lanaudière, Montérégie, and the Eastern Townships.
Environment and Climate Change Canada recommends travellers modify any non-essential travel plans as road conditions may become difficult – with ice accumulating on roads and conditions possibly leading to power outages.
The risk of prolonged freezing rain is expected to last until late in the day on Monday as temperatures will remain in the minus-5 C to minus-10 C range.
The rest of the week to see light rain changing to scattered flurries and one to three centimetres of snow as temperatures cool – feeling like minus-16 C on Tuesday, minus-19 C on Wednesday and hitting minus-20 C on Thursday.
