Cold Weather Continues

Extreme cold alert on the Champlain Bridge.

The frigid weather continues to play havoc in and around Montreal and most of Ontario and Quebec. In Montreal roads and bridges especially have been slick with numerous accidents reported due to black ice. Water pipes have been snapping, causing water to be cut and flooding many homes in different parts of the city. Homeless shelters have been pushed to the brink with most beds filled. The cold is expected to continue with a re-enforcing shot coming in behind another Alberta Clipper sliding south of the Great Lakes. Any snow from this system will stay south and west of Kingston. Temperatures into the weekend will struggle to reach -20C at any time during the day with lows around -25C in the city and -30C in rural areas.