Montreal's Brutal Cold Snap: Record-Breaking Temperatures

0:00It's April 20th. I'm Corey with The Story. This is Canada News Today, driven by AI. Montreal just got slapped with a brutal cold snap after a summer tease over the weekend. Tim's plunge from patio weather to winter vibes in under two days, and today could smash an 83 year record for the lowest high on April. 20th forecast at 3 degrees Celsius, beating the 2.8 from 1943. Quebec City and Sherbrook are eyeing their own records, too, with ones and ones degrees Celsius predicted. Winds making it feel even worse, gusting up to 40 kilometers per hour, dropping wind chills below zero across the province. Overnight into Tuesday, it hits harder, Montreal at –3, feeling like –7, while spots like Saginae dipped to –10 and septioles to –12. Folks are reeling, swapping air conditioners for heaters, and wondering where spring vanished. This snap hits hard after that warm, Saturday high, leaving everyone bundled up and second-guessing

1:01their wardrobes. Looking ahead, Tuesday afternoon bounces back a bit to 7 degrees in Montreal, then Wednesday climbs to 12, with Thursday and Friday holding at. 13 under mostly sunny skies. Still, experts say May and June stay cooler than normal in southern Quebec thanks to El Nino's shifting heat west. So yeah, hold off on those summer plans, real warmth is lagging, but at least a deep freeze eases soon. Stay layered up, Montreal.