The mercury should rise to 20°C in several regions of Quebec as of Saturday, according to weather models.
Posted at 12:29 p.m.
Updated at 1:00 p.m.
An anticyclone east of North America is expected to raise temperatures as early as Saturday, said Frederick Boulay, meteorologist for Environment Canada. The mercury could climb up to 20 ° C in the province, especially in Gatineau, Montreal, Sherbrooke, Quebec and Saguenay, indicates MétéoMédia.
“The system that brought us precipitation this week has moved north, explains the meteorologist, the winds have changed from the south and we are seeing a thaw everywhere. »
At this time of year, the normal temperature does not exceed 12°C in the metropolis, specifies Frederick Boulay. “We will be above normal everywhere in Quebec until the middle of next week”, he underlines.
Temperatures reach 20°C for the last time of the year normally between October 7 and 20, but “it will not be a record, however”, wrote MétéoMédia, as certain regions of Quebec had recorded such heat on November 10, 2020.
For the past few days, temperatures have been below normal for the season, while a descent of arctic air has covered the soils of Abitibi and the Laurentides wildlife reserve with snow, notes Frederick Boulay.
The weather phenomenon also brought snow to some US states in the Great Lakes region earlier this week. The ground even froze in Florida with abnormal temperatures below 0°C, confirmed MétéoMédia.