Winter's parting shot?

Grey skies and a light dusting of snow are greeting Montreal early Tuesday morning, as low pressure moves along the US border. What could be the last snow of the season today, will accumulate a few centimetres in the city, up to as much as 15cm north and west of Montreal and across parts of the Eastern Townships. (Valley Weather Photo)

Low pressure moving along the International border early Tuesday morning, is spreading a mix of wintry precipitation across southern Quebec. Roads in many cases are slick, so expect slow travel today. Strong west winds behind a cold front early this morning, are dropping temperatures and changing any mixed precipitation to snow, which will persist in various intensities throughout the day.

Light snow is falling Tuesday morning across a wide swath of our area from eastern Ontario into western Quebec and northern New England. Depending on where you are located in the region, you have a dusting up to several centimetres of fresh snow on the ground. The highest elevations of the Eastern Townships and northern Vermont could see up to 25cm of snow by Wednesday morning.

In Montreal, it took most of the overnight hours for temperatures to fall to the freezing point, and snow to begin. Most of the accumulating snow has fallen north and west of Montreal, including Ottawa. Here in Montreal, there is just a dusting on grassy surfaces as well as your car. However snowfall warnings have been issued for Ottawa and parts of eastern Ontario, with 10-15cm expected. Keep this in mind if your travels today take you along Highways 401, 416 or 417.

Drive carefully today, as temperatures are falling and will remain below freezing for the entire day. Any further precipitation will be in the form of snow, with an additional 5cm possible for most locations. Winds will be gusty, out of the northwest 40-60km/h. Our high will actually drop to -4C (25F), and fall further to a vey chilly April low of -8C (18F). On Wednesday, we can expect partly cloudy skies, with a blustery high of 1C (34F). The normal high for mid-April in Montreal should be close to 10C (50F).

Mild and wet weather returns for the weekend, as low pressure moves along the eastern seaboard.