Published on January 24, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.
After a short respite on Friday, the snow will return at the end of the week.
This new episode of snow will be caused by an Alberta Clipper. These systems, with little humidity, originate in the Canadian Prairies before crossing the country. They move quickly, but generally leave only light accumulations of snow.
Typical of winter, they have followed one another in Quebec since the start of the year. The last Clipper, last Thursday, deposited five to eight centimeters of snow between the Outaouais and the Lower Laurentians.
What to expect?
Precipitation will begin Saturday afternoon in the west of the province and will continue until Sunday.
In Montreal and the Laurentians, between two and five centimeters are expected on Sunday. Estrie, Beauce and the Quebec region will be the most affected with up to 10 centimeters in places between Saturday evening and Sunday. These forecasts could still evolve, with quantities possibly revised upwards in the coming hours.
-Moving north, the system will dissipate to leave only a few traces of snow on the North Shore.
Slippery roads
Although expected accumulations are modest, travel could prove complicated. Temperature influences snow texture. However, the mercury will hover around -8°C at the time of the first precipitation, which will create fine and volatile snow, favoring rapid accumulation. These conditions risk making the roads slippery, particularly between Trois-Rivières and Quebec, as well as near Sherbrooke.
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