After the flakes, the cold. The mercury will drop at the start of the week in Quebec, as some regions are affected by an extreme cold spell.
Intense cold hit the regions of Abitibi, Chibougamau and Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean.
“The wind chill values are near minus 38 this morning,” says Environment Canada. This freezing weather will remain the next night, being able to go down to -40 in the targeted sectors.
In addition, there are storm surges in the Quebec City region.
Environment Canada underlines the risk of coastal overflow.
“Higher than normal water levels are forecast near the coast in the late afternoon and early this evening. ”
A low from the US east coast will bring moderate northeast winds near the capital.
The combination of these winds and the period of high amplitude tides could cause a minor overflow along the coast late Sunday afternoon.
Coastal flooding is possible along the coastline, it is added.