Friday, March 06, 2009

Thunderstorms in Montreal

A cold front associated with low pressure northeast of Montreal is triggering quite a few thunderstorms in southern Quebec this afternoon. Despite the fact that it did not reach 8C today as expected due to low clouds and precipitation, the air has become unstable enough to support thunderstorm activity. These storms should dissipate this evening as the skies clear and temperatures dip to near zero. Expect brief heavy downpours with any storms and some lightning.

Tomorrow should be fair before another low pressure area from Texas moves into the region late in the day with steady rain into Sunday. Some portions of Ontario and Quebec could see between 15-25mm of rain from late Saturday into Sunday.

Skies will clear late Sunday and it will turn colder as well.

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