Winter storm warnings were issued Thursday morning by Environment Canada for most areas of Quebec along the St. Lawrence Valley, as well as for northern and central New Brunswick and western and central Prince Edward Island.
In southwestern Quebec, 15 to 25 centimeters of snow are expected starting Thursday evening. This warning applies to the Outaouais, Montreal, Laurentides, Joliette, Trois-Rivières, Drummondville, Beauce and Quebec regions.
About 15 centimeters should fall in the northern sectors of Estrie, while those located further south will receive mostly rain.
Further east, at least 25 centimeters of snow are expected in the regions of Charlevoix, Rimouski, Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, Carleton-sur-Mer and Gaspé.
A snow warning was also issued for the North Shore, but the amount of precipitation had not yet been specified Thursday morning.
No warnings were issued for regions further north, including Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Haute-Mauricie and Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean.
Environment Canada warns that certain sectors of the St. Lawrence Valley, including Montreal, could receive an as yet undetermined amount of freezing rain on Friday morning, before the fall of a few more centimeters of snow.
At least 25 centimeters of snow should fall in northern New Brunswick; the total could be 40 centimeters in some places. Between 15 and 20 centimeters are expected in the central regions of the province as well as in Prince Edward Island.
No warning was issued for Nova Scotia.
In most regions of Quebec that will receive snow, the sky will gradually clear after the passage of the storm. For example, in Montreal, sunshine is announced for three days, in particular for Sunday and Monday.