The cap of the 2 meters of snow will be exceeded this weekend

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Vincent Larin

Friday, 9 February 2018 14:39

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Saturday, 10 February, 2018 00:09

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The two storms of snow expected Saturday and Sunday in Montreal should help to overcome the barrier of 2 meters of snow received this winter in the quebec metropolis, almost as much as the average for the full season.

About 10 cm of snow are expected for Saturday, says the meteorologist with Environment Canada Jean-Philippe Bégin.

It should start to fall Saturday morning, more gently, to intensify the course of the afternoon.

A second depression, which will begin Sunday afternoon may leave about 10 cm of snow, but could also bring freezing rain in Montreal, according to different prediction models.

The regions north of the St. Lawrence river, could receive up to 20 cm of snow, while a mixture of freezing rain and snow will leave between 5 and 10 cm of accumulation in the regions of the Montérégie and the eastern Townships.

“It could cause problems on the roads, so the important thing is to adapt his conduct,” said meteorologist Jean-Philippe Bégin.

More than the average

The mercury is also expected to maintain above-normal season in Montreal, with a maximum of -5 degrees Celsius on Saturday and -2 to -4 degrees on Sunday.

All of these precipitation will contribute to surpass the 2 meters of snow received in the metropolis, says the author and meteorologist Gilles’brien. Already, 185 cm of snow in Montreal this winter while the average for the full season is 210 cm.

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Gilles Brien

Meteorologist

“And we’re not even yet visited mars, where there are usually several other good lined,” says Mr. Brien. In addition to the deposits of snow that are full to the brim, it becomes a concern for the risk of flooding in the spring. “

But accumulations of snow of the winter of 2017-2018 is still far from the record high of 371 cm set in 2007-2008.

Snow load ?

In addition, the City of Montreal indicates that it is closely monitoring the situation and could enact another load of snow if the precipitation provided are at the rendezvous.

It would be the seventh load in Montreal this year, while the previous was still ongoing, and completed at 85 % on the Friday evening.

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