After experiencing an episode of polar temperatures on Tuesday, Quebec can expect to experience a second “ripple” of cold on Saturday.
Posted at 6:58 p.m.
The cold settled over the province overnight from Monday to Tuesday. In the morning Tuesday, a temperature of -24.9 ℃ was recorded in Montreal. The last time such a temperature was reported in the metropolis dates back to 2018, underlines Simon Legault, meteorologist at Environment Canada.
However, no low temperature record has been broken in Montreal. “The record dates back to 1954, it was -29.4 ℃. We are still more than four degrees from the record, ”says the meteorologist.
Temperatures should start to rise in the evening. On Wednesday, a maximum of -5 ° C is expected in Montreal.
At the end of the day on Tuesday, Environment Canada lifted the extreme cold advisory that was in effect in several regions, with the exception of a few, including Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean, Sept-Îles, Port-Cartier. and Chibougamau. Such a warning is issued when the wind chill recorded in an area is at least -38.
The cold snap that hit the province was short lived. This meteorological phenomenon can last three to five days, but it will have been present between 36 and 48 hours this week, depending on the region, says Simon Legault.
“Probably that Saturday, we will experience another small ripple of cold” of the same duration, he adds.
Snow was also expected in Quebec from Tuesday evening until Wednesday. Precipitation of two to five centimeters is expected in the regions north of the St. Lawrence River, and a small amount of snow in the sectors to the south.
“A little snow on a very cold street can cause inconvenience,” warns Simon Legault, stressing that the cars’ grip on the ground is poorer in these conditions.
“It is possible that at the beginning of next week, there will be a system that affects southern Quebec, Center-du-Quebec, [mais] it is not yet certain. We could receive snow in a perhaps a little more important way ”, continues the meteorologist. We cannot qualify this system as a storm for the moment, according to Simon Legault.