A Colorado low is moving toward Quebec, and it’s expected to intensify as it tracks east. Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued winter storm warnings from the Quebec-Ontario border toward Quebec City.
Montreal is expected to see flurries move in Wednesday night and light snow will continue into Thursday. But snow is expected to intensify Thursday evening and the city could see a 15 to 20 centimetres through Friday morning.
Areas north of the Saint-Lawrence could pick up between 20 and 40 cm of accumulation.
Strong winds are expected Thursday night into Friday, causing near-zero visibility on the roadways.
Temperatures are expected to rise above the freezing mark on Friday, and snow could change to a mix of ice pellets, freezing rain and even straight rain in Montreal through the morning hours.
As the system departs Friday night, colder air is expected to move in for the weekend as skies clear out.
