Irony at its best as the signs tells motorists not to idle their engines. Sorry, but at -28C with late AMT trains once again, it becomes a life saving strategy to keep warm! (ValleyWX Pic at Woodland and Highway 20)
We have dropped to -28C here in Montreal this morning with light winds and clear skies. Not quite the record at this point but still the coldest morning in a couple of winters. Other observations include -33C at Kemptville (a new record smashing the old one of -27.3C set in 2004) and -30C in Ottawa. Across Quebec temperatures are as cold as -35C in St. Jovite, and it was -41C in Rouyn, but hey have warmed to -28C with light snow. Winds in many parts of Quebec are gusty with dangerous wind chills approaching -40C or colder.
The cold has put a demand on electricity with Hydro Quebec expecting record output this morning. The utility is asking consumers to conserve power and limit use of large energy sucking items such as washing machines and dishwashers at peak periods. The cold has also iced up bridges and lead to rash of stalled cars on area highways. Also a regular occurrence, late AMT trains in metro Montreal, not a surprise considering they are late on sunny summer days! But today that has meant commuters standing in the bitter cold for as long as 30 minutes waiting for late trains.
Temperatures will warm slightly tonight as cloud cover advances from an Alberta Clipper expected to pass over the area Tuesday. Look for light snow by daybreak with a few centimetres on Tuesday and warmer weather all the up to -13C. It will warm even more mid-week with the possibility of more snow by Thursday from a coastal system At this time is does not look like a storm for Montreal, but perhaps for Vermont and new England.
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