'Several hours' of freezing rain to hit southern Quebec, says Environment Canada

CBC News

· Posted: Mar 30, 2025 7:45 AM EDT | Last Updated: 6 minutes ago

Environment Canada issued a freezing rainfall informing for confederate Quebec with precipitation expected to past for "several hours" connected Sunday.

The Montreal country arsenic good arsenic occidental and cardinal Quebec, including the superior region, are expected to person betwixt 5 and 10 millimetres of crystal accretion.

According to the agency, snowfall mixed with crystal pellets volition autumn down connected Montreal for a little play during the greeting with freezing rainfall acceptable to statesman astatine astir 11 a.m. The upwind is expected to lukewarm up conscionable supra 0 C successful the precocious afternoon.

As for Quebec City, freezing rainfall is forecasted starting Sunday evening.

Environment Canada says to beryllium weary of icy highways, roads, walkways and parking lots. Ice build-up tin besides origin histrion branches to fall. 

And a wintertime tempest informing was issued for the Abitibi country wherever Environment Canada says radical tin expect betwixt 20 and 30 centimetres of snow. Further north, successful the Matagami and Chibougamau areas, the bureau is forecasting betwixt 15 and 25 centimetres of snow.