Cool and dry

Thunderstorms rolling across Lake Champlain into Burlington, Vermont on Wednesday. (Burlington Free Press photo)

The warm and humid air has been pushed out into the Atlantic by yesterday's strong cold front. We are much colder this morning with temperatures as low as 3C in Ottawa and 6C here in Montreal. It will be a chilly day with lots of bright sunshine and temperatures warming up to 16C. Temperatures will be cold enough for frost tonight with advisories in place north and west of Montreal into the Gatineau Hills as well as the Adirondacks and Green Mountains.

Numerous weather warnings were issued by both Environment Canada and the National Weather Service on Wednesday. The thunderstorms produced lots of severe weather, mostly in the form of hail. There were dozens of reports of pea and marble size hail across southern Quebec including south shore St. Hubert where 2cm hail fell at the airport along with 80km/h winds.. The storms missed my location here on L'Ile Perrot with no rain recorded at all. The strongest storms affected the north end of Montreal into Laval. Another area of very strong storms developed rapidly in Clinton County in upstate New York, affecting Champlain and Lacolle in the border region. They then moved north and east into the Richelieu Valley. No storms are forecast through this upcoming Victoria Long Weekend with sunshine and warming temperatures both Saturday and Sunday. Holiday Monday is a little up in the air right now as the timing of another cold front comes into play. There will likely be a mix of sun and clouds along with showers and storms.