Cold front arriving later this week

Cold front arriving later this week

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the Pontiac region, as an arctic air mass will bring snow squalls and rapidly dropping temperatures starting Thursday.

“A vigorous cold front will cause snow squalls to develop on Thursday afternoon over the Abitibi-Témiscamigue before making its way toward Central and Southern Quebec. Strong gusty winds will accompany these conditions, causing near zero visibilities for a more or less extended period,” the statement reads. “These snow squalls will affect the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean and the St Lawrence Valley in the evening and the other regions south of the St Lawrence River overnight Thursday night. In the wake of this cold front, temperatures will drop dramatically in a few hours. These temperatures combined with moderate to strong winds will generate extreme wind chill values on Friday and on Saturday.”

The full statement is available here.