A new snowfall will fall on Quebec overnight from Wednesday to Sunday. Here is the amount of snow expected by region, according to Environment Canada
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20 to 30 centimeters of snow beginning Thursday morning:
Amqui – Matapédia Valley, Anticosti, Blanc-Sablon, Chevery, Matane, Minganie, Natasquan, New-Carlisle, Forillon National Park – Gaspé – Percé, Gaspésie National Park – Murdochville, Restigouche – Bonaventure, Sainte-Anne- des-Monts – Grande-Vallée, Sept-Îles – Port-Cartier
About fifteen centimeters of snow from Wednesday evening to Thursday:
Baie-Comeau, Beauce, Charlevoix, Drummondville – Bois-Francs, Estrie, Kamouraska – Rivière-du-Loup – Trois-Pistoles, Lachute – Saint-Jérôme, Lanaudière, Les Escoumins – Forestville, Mauricie, Montmagny – L’Islet, Montreal Metropolitan – Laval, Quebec, Rimouski – Mont-Joli, Saguenay, Témiscouata, Vallée-du-Richelieu – Saint-Hyacinthe, Vaudreuil – Soulanges – Huntingdon
A total accumulation of 10 to 15 cm from Wednesday evening to Thursday with accumulations of up to 20 cm in places: Gatineau
Strong winds accompanying the snow should create blowing snow across Quebec.
Road conditions could be difficult due to snow and reduced visibility due to blowing snow.
Environment Canada has indicated that in Estrie, “the snow should change to rain Thursday morning with a risk of freezing rain during the transition”.
The same situation should occur Thursday afternoon in eastern Gaspésie and on the North Shore.