Be careful when traveling: freezing rain expected in Quebec Tuesday morning

Travel could be difficult Tuesday morning due to the freezing rain that could fall in southwestern Quebec.

A freezing rain warning was also issued by Environment Canada on Monday noon for several sectors, including Montreal and Laval.

“Surfaces, such as roads, streets, sidewalks and parking lots, may become icy and slippery,” warns the government agency.

In the majority of affected areas, freezing rain is expected in the morning on Tuesday, but “the situation could persist for several hours until early afternoon.”

In the Gatineau region, freezing rain is expected to begin Monday evening and continue overnight until Tuesday morning.

It is possible that other sectors of Montérégie and Estrie will also receive freezing rain since Environment Canada has also issued a special weather bulletin for several other regions.

Here are the areas for which a freezing rain warning is in effect:

–Gatineau

–Berthierville – Saint-Gabriel

–Fort William – Shawville

–island of Montreal

–Lièvre River

-Lachute

–Laval

–Low – Wakefield

–Mascouche

–Mont-Tremblant – Sainte-Agathe

–Papineauville – Chénéville

–Rawdon – Joliette

–Saint-Eustache

–Saint-Jérôme

–Sainte-Adèle – Saint-Sauveur

–Soulanges

–Vaudreuil

The special weather bulletin was issued for the following sectors:

–Brome-Missisquoi

–Châteauguay – La Prairie

–Coaticook

–Cookshire

–Granby – Waterloo

–Hemmingford

–Huntingdon

–Lac-Mégantic

–Lacolle

–Longueuil – Varennes

–Mont-Orford – lac Memphrémagog

–Richmond

–Saint-Hyacinthe – Acton Vale

–Saint-Jean – Marieville

–Saint-Rémi

–Sherbrooke

–Sorel – Yamaska

–Valleyfield – Beauharnois

–Verchères – Beloeil