Deep Freeze Settles Over Western Canada While ‘Explosive’ Storm Heads Towards Ontario and Quebec

Extreme cold warnings have been issued for Western Canada while a ‘massive and powerful winter storm’ is expected to hit Ontario and Quebec this weekend.

A pedestrian runs during an extreme cold warning in Saskatoon on Dec. 30, 2021. The Canadian Press/Heywood Yu

Weather warnings are in place throughout Canada this week as a polar vortex brings frigid temperatures to the West and blustering winds and blowing snow to the Atlantic provinces.

But it’s Ontario and Quebec that meteorologists are keeping their eyes on with The Weather Network predicting “a massive and powerful winter storm” for both provinces this weekend with conditions favourable for a weather bomb, an “explosive” storm that can create “ferocious conditions.”

Ontario and Quebec

After a blast of heavy snow and rain earlier this week, The Weather Network is forecasting up to 30 centimetres of snow for some areas and blizzard-like conditions for both provinces.