First storm of the season bypasses Montreal

No snow in Montreal Friday morning, just veiled sunshine from a storm passing south and east of the southern Quebec. (Valley Weather)

Wet snow is falling across parts of New England and Atlantic Canada Friday morning, but the precipitation has missed southern Quebec. Other parts of the province, including the north shore and Saguenay can expect some snow on the backside of the storm as it lifts northeast into the Atlantic.

For Montreal, a near miss this time in what will likely be a very difficult winter to forecast snowfall. For now, we have a chilly Friday on tap, with more clouds than sun and daytime highs struggling to reach 5C (41F). Clouds will remain overnight, along with the chance for flurries or showers, which will persist into Saturday for southern Quebec.

Any snow will be on the wet side, with no accumulation forecast in our region. Locations around the lee of the Great Lakes and across higher elevations, can expect some accumulation through Saturday evening. Temperatures will remain chilly all weekend, overnight lows near 0C (32F), with daytime highs in the 4C (40F) range.

High pressure will begin to build into southern Quebec by Monday, with clearing skies and warming temperatures. Highs will be back above normal by the middle of next week, with no additional snow potential in sight at this time.

The strong low pressure that missed Montréal resulted in rare November thunderstorms that dumped heavy hail across parts of southeastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware on Thursday afternoon. The hail and thunderstorms disrupted air and road travel across the middle Atlantic.

The strong storm that missed Montreal produced areas of wet snow across southern interior New England. On the warmer side of the storm, rare November thunderstorms erupted, some severe. Across portions of northern Delaware, southern New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania, heavy hail fell, accumulating over 30cm in some locations. There was even a tornado near Wilmington, Delaware.  Heavy thunderstorms resulted in several flights being diverted from New York City to Boston during the afternoon hours.