Blowing Snow - Icy Roads

Above: Blowing snow near Highway 15 on the South Shore. Below: Clearing away the 15cm that fell in the last 24 hours.

Low pressure over New Brunswick continues to push light snow over the Montreal and Quebec City region. 10-15cm of snow has occurred over the last 24 hours in our region with less in eastern Ontario. Skies have actually cleared across most of the Ottawa region south into the Seaway. Snow amounts were very impressive across New England and into New Brunswick where close to 50cm has been reported. Behind the departing low winds have begun to increase in Montreal with gusts over 50km/h. The wind combined with the new powder is producing areas of considerable blowing snow and reduced visibility especially across the south shore and west of the island towards the Ontario border. The snow will end later this afternoon but the winds will not abate till overnight. In addition temperatures have fallen to -9c, so it is quite chilly outside. Travel with care today as road conditions vary from wet to snow covered.