Environment Canada issued a severe thunderstorm alert on Saturday around 10:13 a.m. for the greater Montreal area, but also for several regions of Quebec, asking the population to take shelter.
High winds and large hail could occur.
Several regions in western, central and eastern Quebec are under storm warning and/or watch cover.
Skies in many areas, already darkened by smog from the wildfires, were particularly dark in the morning.
Rain is also forecast for the rest of the day.
photo of hail taken in Sainte-Adèle, Saturday, July 1 | Alexandre Dube
It will be necessary to equip yourself with umbrellas and rain boots to attend the Canada Day festivities, since precipitation is forecast for the entire province.
The weather will also remain very humid in some areas.
This is particularly the case for the greater Montreal and Outaouais regions, which will approach 30 degrees with the humidity factor, according to Environment Canada predictions. Rain and the risk of thunderstorms are on the menu.
Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Estrie, Laurentides, Capitale-Nationale and Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean will experience similar temperatures, but the chance of showers is only 40%. With the Humidex factor, in the Sherbrooke area, the temperature will fluctuate around 35 degrees.
Patches of fog near the river will reach certain areas of the North Shore, including Baie-Comeau and Sept-Îles. Precipitation is still to be expected, as in other regions of Quebec, but temperatures will be colder: 16 degrees are announced in Sept-Îles and 20 in Baie-Comeau.
The smog warning issued by Environment Canada will mainly affect Greater Montreal, Montérégie, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Outaouais and Estrie.