Stephen Balena

UPDATE: Tuesday, April 21, 7:30AM: A flood watch remains in effect for the metro Montreal region focusing on the western shorelines along the Ottawa

The flood watch remains in effect for the Montreal region as well as wide area of the Ottawa River Valley.

Friday, April 24 UPDATE, 8AM: The flood watch remains in effect for the Montreal region as well as wide area of the Ottawa River Valley.

Flood warnings are in effect across the Ottawa River on the Ontario side of the border, as another wave of rising water is expected.

Spring has certainly been off to a rather slow start across southern Quebec, with a frequent chill in the air. Even over the weekend when the sun was out, a

Montreal has had a stretch of spectacular weather over the last week or so, but sadly that is about to end just in time for the F1 Canadian Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on Sunday.

Spring can certainly be a little fickle in Montreal, for lack of a better scientific term. Saturday was short and t-shirt weather, with a muggy high into the middle 20s.

Special Weather Statement issued for Montreal for gusty northeast winds between 50-80km/h this evening. Winds this strong are capable of isolated power outages and minor tree damage.

Stephen Balena Updated Happy Meteorological Summer! The weekend was unsettled as predicted, with cool weather and scattered thunderstorms at times.

Some much needed rainfall is on the way for Montreal and southern Quebec, unfortunately falling over the upcoming weekend.