Coastal low pulls away leaving Montreal with a perfect stretch of late summer weather

Wind gusts of up to 117km/h accompanied tropical storm Lee, as the system moved into Nova Scotia and New Brunswick over the weekend. The storm brought down trees and power lines, knocking out power to over 400,000 customers across Atlantic Canada.  Over 100mm of rain fell in the Gaspe region of Quebec. Another coastal storm is brining more rain to the Quebec on Tuesday. (Nova Scotia Power)

Rain is falling across southern and eastern Quebec on Tuesday morning, some of it quite heavy. Montreal was once again on the western edge of most of the significant weather on Monday, as a coastal low moved along the eastern seaboard to lie near Bar Harbor, Maine on Tuesday. The storm will lift northeast into New Brunswick today, while an upper low spins overhead bringing us a windy, wet, cool and very fall like day.

Skies will begin to clear out Wednesday morning, as high pressure moves into the region and slowly drifts south and east across Quebec and New England. We can expect a prolonged period of near-perfect late summer weather, with moderating temperatures into the low 20s (70-75F) for daytime highs, accompanied by wall to wall sunshine. The beautiful weather will last into the upcoming weekend and the first day of fall Saturday.  Overnight lows will be seasonably cool, either side of 10C (50F).

Rainfall amounts Tuesday will be in the 10 to 15mm range for Montreal, while 30 to 50mm has already fallen across parts of the Townships, Beauce and into the Gaspe regions. More rain is forecast today. Today's rain across the Gaspe comes on the heels of over 100mm that fell from tropical storm Lee over the weekend.

Lee pounded Nova Scotia and Atlantic Canada Saturday, with hour upon hour of tropical storm force wind gusts up to 117km/h in Halifax, well over 100km/h at many other locations. Power was out to almost 400,000 homes and businesses across Nova Scoita, New Brunswick and eastern Maine. Towering waves and a storm surge damaged coastal roads and produced flooding. All in all the region fared better than expected, especially considering how long Lee lingered over the area and how strong the storm was in the days leading up to landfall. Lee moved inland west of Yarmouth and into the Bay of Funday during the early morning hours on Saturday, September 16.