Quebecers should take advantage of the morning sun as a brief but very intense cold front, accompanied by strong winds and a mix of precipitation, will sweep through several areas of the province on Wednesday evening.
This windy weather, with gusts of up to 70 km/h, will cause snow gusts with accumulations of 5 to 10 centimeters in Abitibi-Témiscamingue and part of the Outaouais earlier in the morning, according to Environment Canada.
In the greater Montreal area, where it will be 7 degrees at the start of the day despite generous sunshine, the situation is changing rapidly with increasing cloudiness in the afternoon, followed by some rain showers, which will turn into snow showers in the evening.
The same scenario applies to areas of central Quebec, where sunny weather will give way to rain and snow showers, with temperatures rising to 6 to 8 degrees relative in Quebec City and Estrie.
On the other hand, clouds will be denser in the skies of the province’s eastern regions, where the mercury will drop, particularly in Bas-Saint-Laurent and the Côte-Nord, where the wind effect will be felt, according to the federal agency’s forecasts.