(Montreal) The surge along the St. Lawrence Valley of a major weather depression will bring significant snowfall to several regions of Quebec starting Friday evening.
Posted at 6:37
Environment Canada issued a winter storm warning Friday morning for the regions of Granby, Sherbrooke and Saint-Georges, where between 20 and 30 centimeters of snow are expected to fall until the end of the day on Saturday.
Precipitation could total 35 centimeters of snow in Rivière-du-Loup and Rimouski, in Bas-Saint-Laurent, as well as in Charlevoix, Saguenay and most of the North Shore. The Blanc-Sablon region will receive a little less, while in Gaspé, barely 5 centimeters are expected.
From 15 to 25 centimeters of snow should fall in Quebec and in the southern Gaspé Peninsula.
From 10 to 15 centimeters are expected for the regions of Montreal, Saint-Jérôme, Sorel-Tracy, Drummondville and Trois-Rivières. Precipitation will be less in Gatineau.
Environment Canada warns that in areas that will receive the most snow, strong winds will reduce visibilities in places Saturday evening and overnight. Weather conditions will gradually improve on Sunday.
No weather warnings have been issued for Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Pontiac, Hautes-Laurentides and Lac-Saint-Jean.
Environment Canada reports that in New Brunswick, the type and amount of precipitation forecast still depends on the path and exact location of the line between rain and snow. On Friday morning, the federal agency predicted the issuance of rain warnings, with total amounts in the range of 20 to 40 millimeters of rain possible for the center and south of the province, while for the north, snowfall warnings may be issued.
On the other hand, strong winds and a risk of torrential rain threaten Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia. In fact, total amounts of up to 50 millimeters of rain will be possible along the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia up to Sydney.