Ice, Snow, and Powerful Winds Set to Slam Eastern Canada
If you’re in eastern Canada right now, especially in Québec or Ontario, the weather story unfolding today is anything but ordinary. A powerful winter system is making its way across the region, and it’s bringing a complicated mix of freezing rain, heavy snow, blowing snow, and strong winds that could disrupt daily life in a big way.
In southern Québec, an orange alert for freezing rain has already been issued by Environment Canada. Areas like Outaouais, the Laurentians, Lanaudière, Greater Montréal, Montérégie, and Estrie are expected to see between 5 and 15 millimetres of ice buildup. That might not sound dramatic at first, but freezing rain is often considered one of the most dangerous winter conditions. Roads, sidewalks, trees, and power lines can quickly become coated in ice, and outages are often reported when systems like this roll through.
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On top of that, strong southwesterly winds are expected to kick in later in the day. Gusts reaching up to 70 kilometres per hour are forecast across much of southern Québec, with even stronger gusts—up to 90 kilometres per hour—possible in places like Montréal and Vaudreuil-Soulanges. These winds are expected to last into Tuesday, increasing the risk of fallen branches and power interruptions. In fact, early Monday morning, thousands of Hydro-Québec customers were already without electricity, mostly in Montérégie.
Farther north and east, the situation shifts from ice to full-on winter storm conditions. Regions including Nord-du-Québec, Côte-Nord, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Gaspésie, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Bas-Saint-Laurent, and parts of the Gaspé Peninsula are under winter storm warnings. Depending on the location, snowfall totals could range anywhere from 15 to as much as 50 centimetres. In some coastal and exposed areas, strong winds combined with snowfall are expected to create whiteout conditions, making travel extremely difficult and, in some cases, impossible.
Ontario isn’t being spared either. A wide range of precipitation types is forecast, from freezing rain around Ottawa to heavy snowfall along Lake Superior. In northern communities like Timmins, snowfall totals could reach an astonishing 60 centimetres. Similar freezing rain alerts are also in effect for parts of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador.
Meteorologists describe this system as strong but not unusual for this time of year. Still, residents are being urged to stay vigilant, monitor forecasts closely, and adjust travel plans if needed. As this storm pulls away, a blast of polar air is expected to follow, pushing temperatures well below normal as the region heads into the new year.
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