A light white carpet of snow could be seen on Saturday morning in the high territories of the Saguenay, particularly in the Parc des Mont-Valin and in the Parc des Laurentides.
Temperatures were conducive to this first image of the impending arrival of winter, since they varied between 2 and 3 degrees Celsius during the night from Friday to Saturday, according to data from Environment Canada.
About two centimeters of snow would have fallen to the ground. “But it’s very melting, it’s snow that shouldn’t stay on the ground,” said Grégory Yang, meteorologist at Environment Canada, in an interview with the QMI Agency.
Even if the first snowflakes always make Quebecers vibrate, reminding them that the winter season is around the corner, it is not a surprise in this region of the province for an October 8th.
“It’s common to have snow at this time of year for higher ground, more in mountainous terrain where temperatures could be below freezing,” Yang said.
The temperature was around 3 degrees Celsius on Saturday morning in the Jonquière sector, far from the lowest temperature of -3.7 degrees Celsius recorded in 1993 for October 8.
The cooler weather is expected to continue in the coming days, especially overnight from Saturday to Sunday when a 60% chance of rain or snow is expected.
Remember that the first appearance of snow was observed in Fermont and Schefferville, on the North Shore, around mid-September.