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Many Quebecers are likely to spend Christmas without power as a major winter storm hits Quebec and Ontario, causing numerous power outages, road closures, multiple vehicle collisions and airport delays and cancellations.

After a brief cool down on Thursday around Southwestern Quebec featuring clouds, showers and below-average temperatures, sunshine is expected to return on Friday, and so is the heat.

A day after Montreal's streets were overloaded with water, staff at a day shelter for people experiencing homelessness scrambled clean up the mess.

The wave of very cold weather that began to cover Quebec on Monday night and will continue for several days. But despite temperatures well below normal, no new weather records were set.

Wind chill values in many communities are expected to be as cold as -38 C Tuesday morning.

An Arctic airmass and brisk winds have initiated an extreme cold warning for many parts of Quebec to start the week.

The start of 2022 is forecast to begin with a cocktail of precipitation including snow and rain for some areas of Quebec, in addition to a marked drop in temperature, according to a special weather statement from Environment Canada.

The start of 2022 is forecast to begin with a cocktail of precipitation including snow and rain for some areas of Quebec, in addition to a marked drop in temperature, according to a special weather statement from Environment Canada.

A low moving up from the United States is expected to bring light rain into Southwestern Quebec Thursday night. As temperatures drop during the day on Friday, light rain will change over to snow.

Si le risque d'une tornade imminente a été écarté à 14h46, pour le secteur d’Amqui, le danger demeure présent en région puisque Environnement Canada maintient l’alerte « veille de tornade ».