In like a lamb..sort of

SNOWSQUALL WATCH IN EFFECT
The old saying if March comes in like a lamb it will leave like a lion is sort of true this year. Monday was a wee bit stormy with the 10cm of wet snow and freezing rain, but Tuesday turned out quite pleasant to start the month with lots of bright March sunshine. The sort of is for this Wednesday morning. A weak clipper system produced some very strong winds overnight in Montreal, rattling the house at around 4am with gusts over 65km/h. Some snow shower activity accompanied the front, and it is very mild at 1C here in Montreal. But it will not last, a strong arctic front is just to our northwest this morning. Along it heavy bursts of snow showers and squalls are likely with a quick 3-5cm of snow possible along with very strong winds and near zero visibility. The threat for squalls should last until the noon hour across most regions. The other factor will be rapidly dropping temperatures. We have likely reached out high for the day and the temperature will continue dropping to around -10C by late today. The temperature will plummet to -19C tonight with even colder readings across eastern Ontario and the Laurentians.