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WWCN10 CWUL 220808
YELLOW WATCH - SNOW SQUALL
FOR QUEBEC
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:08 A.M. EST THURSDAY 22 JANUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WATCH - SNOW SQUALL - FOR:
=NEW= MONT-TREMBLANT PARK - SAINT-MICHEL-DES-SAINTS
METRO MONTREAL - LAVAL
VAUDREUIL - SOULANGES - HUNTINGDON
RICHELIEU VALLEY - SAINT-HYACINTHE
LANAUDIERE
LACHUTE - SAINT-JEROME
LAURENTIANS
UPPER GATINEAU - LIEVRE - PAPINEAU
PONTIAC
EASTERN TOWNSHIPS
DRUMMONDVILLE - BOIS-FRANCS
MAURICIE.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
SNOW SQUALLS AND DIFFICULT ROAD CONDITIONS.
WHAT: HEAVY FLURRIES WITH LOCAL BLOWING SNOW MAY GIVE NEAR ZERO
VISIBILITIES. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ABOVE 5 CENTIMETRES WILL BE POSSIBLE
OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
WHEN: THIS MORNING TO THIS EVENING.
WHERE: SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL QUEBEC.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
SNOW SQUALLS ARE GIVING HIGHLY VARIABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
CONDITIONS OFTEN GO FROM CLEAR SKIES TO AN AREA OF HEAVY SNOW IN
JUST A FEW KILOMETRES.
VISIBILITIES CAN SUDDENLY BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY
SNOW.
RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOW COULD FURTHER COMPLICATE TRAVEL.
THE MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTE MAY BE AFFECTED.
PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF QUICKLY CHANGING AND DETERIORATING
TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SNOW SQUALL WATCHES ARE ISSUED WHEN LOCALIZED,
INTENSE SNOWFALL CAUSING RAPID ACCUMULATION AND/OR REDUCED
VISIBILITY IS POSSIBLE.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
QCSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)QCSTORM.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ALERTING PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.CANADA.CA/EN/SERVICES/ENVIRONMENT/WEATHER/SEVEREWEATHER/WEATHER-ALERTS/COLOUR-CODED-ALERTS.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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