(Montreal) A little more snow than expected fell overnight in the greater Montreal area, making road conditions difficult.
Shortly before 5 a.m. Sunday morning, a “winter road conditions advisory in effect” was posted on the Environment and Climate Change Canada website.
Total snow accumulations of 5 to 15 centimeters were expected through the evening. Snow combined with cold weather makes for slippery road conditions.
A weather advisory was also in effect for Gatineau and Trois-Rivières.
This is therefore a foretaste of a major storm “with different types of precipitation and strong to violent winds” to come starting Tuesday evening, according to Environment Canada.
The predicted storm will this time affect the entire province, from Gatineau to Quebec, Rivière-du-Loup, Baie-Comeau, Saguenay and Gaspé between Tuesday evening and Thursday morning, according to Environment Canada forecasts.
Sunday morning, shortly before 7 a.m., the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility reported road conditions as fair in the greater Montreal region, on the northern crown and the South Shore.
A few road exits were reported, notably on Highway 15 north in Laval and a little further north, on Highway 640 in Rosemère, in the Laurentians.