Mist to welcome the New Year

Quebecers pass in clouds from 2022 to 2023: A significant fog should persist in the province during the day on Saturday, significantly reducing visibility on roads, Environment Canada warns.

A fog advisory is also in place for much of the southern part of the province. “Hazardous road conditions can be expected due to reduced visibility in some locations,” the federal agency said on its website. Keep your headlights on and keep a safe distance between vehicles when visibility is low. »

Snowfall is caused by significant thawing that melts the snow, in addition to rain, explains Frederic Boulay, Environment Canada meteorologist.

“Currently, we are experiencing temperatures 10 to 15 degrees above seasonal norms, he underlines. Montreal’s normal temperature is -5 degrees Celsius. And [vendredi], we reached 8.6 degrees Celsius, a record. »

The meteorologist notes that the previous record was 7.8 degrees Celsius recorded in 1889 and 1936.

Charal rain north of the river

Heavy rain is also expected in many parts of Quebec. Warnings are in effect for areas north of the St. Lawrence River, including Gatineau, Laurentian, Lanatier, Morrissey and Quebec.

40 milliliters of rain is expected in these areas. “Heavy rains can cause flash floods and water logging on roads. “Keep children and pets away from the banks of streams and rivers,” warns Environment Canada.

Temperatures are expected to drop slowly on Sunday, but remain above seasonal norms through Tuesday. Later that day, a new depression is expected to bring rain, snow and ice to Quebec.

Again Power outages

New power outages have also been added to the Quebec network. While fewer than 3,000 outages were recorded by Hydro-Québec by the end of the day on Friday, more than 9,000 homes were without power at 1 p.m. Saturday.

The Capitale-National sectors were the worst affected with 3,271 people without power, followed by Monteregi with 2,634 customers in the dark. Additionally, 1,354 customers were without power in Laurentia and 1,496 customers were without power on the North Shore.