After the ice storm that hit Quebec on Saturday, the province must expect the presence of strong winds in the evening, which could cause power outages.
Even though the ice storm had stopped early in the afternoon in the Montreal region, freezing rain was still affecting some regions, such as Charlevoix. In the Gaspé and on the North Shore, the freezing rain could continue until the evening.
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A resident cleans the windows of his vehicle parked in the Pointe-Saint-Charles neighborhood.
Temperatures will, however, continue to increase gradually throughout the day throughout the province, and the ice will be less and less present, underlines Simon Legault, meteorologist at Environment Canada.
“What will follow, for example, are the high winds,” he continues. The gusts will start first in the southwest of the province, in the Témiscamingue and Outaouais sectors, then in the evening in the Greater Montreal region. All of southern Quebec will be affected by winds overnight. “We are talking about gusts of 90 up to 100 kilometers per hour in places,” says Simon Legault.
Environment Canada expects the winds to cause several power outages in the province. The meteorologist recalls that objects that could be swept away by the wind must be securely attached, such as car shelters.
Saturday afternoon, Hydro-Quebec reported some power outages in the province. The worst is however expected in the evening, warns Mr. Legault. Motorists will need to be careful when traveling on Saturday evening due to the winds.
The state of the roads will however be adequate on Sunday. “We don’t expect what fell [samedi] in terms of rain freezes overnight. Even if there are temperatures that are negative, it still takes colder than that to make an ice rink and it is dangerous ”on the roads, explains Simon Legault. Temperatures above zero are expected during the day on Sunday, and the cold will again be felt in Quebec towards the end of the week.