Montreal braces for flurries and bitter wind chill to start the week

Montreal braces for flurries and bitter wind chill to start the week

Montrealers should bundle up as flurries and a biting wind chill move through the city to end the weekend and kick off the new week.

According to Environment and Climate Change Canada, a mix of sun and cloud brought a 30 per cent chance of flurries to the city Sunday, with temperatures reaching a high of minus-1 Celsius.

Wind chill made it feel as cold as minus-10 C this afternoon.

Sunday night will be mainly cloudy with northeast winds at 20 km/h. The temperature will drop to minus-8 C. Wind chill will make it feel like minus-7 C in the evening and minus-14 C overnight.

Monday will remain mainly cloudy, with northeast winds at 20 km/h gusting to 40. The high will reach minus-1 C, but wind chill will make it feel like minus-15 C in the morning and minus-7 C in the afternoon.

Clearing skies are expected Monday night, with temperatures falling to minus-15 C.

Sunshine returns Tuesday, but colder air lingers. The high will be minus-9 C, with periods of snow developing Tuesday night and a low of minus-13 C.

Snow continues Wednesday, with a high of minus-4 C and a low of minus-7 C.

Thursday will bring a mix of sun and cloud and a high of minus-2 C, with periods of snow Thursday night and a low of minus-6 C.

By Friday, temperatures moderate slightly with a mix of sun and cloud and a high of zero. Overnight temperatures will dip to minus-3 C under cloudy periods.

Looking ahead to Saturday, a mix of sun and cloud is forecast with a 40 per cent chance of flurries or rain showers and a high of plus-4 C.