Environment Canada Warns of -50 C Lows, With Snowfall up to 40 cm in Some Regions This Week

The agency has issued a winter storm watch for some parts of Ontario and Quebec beginning Jan. 9.

A woman shovels snow away from her car in Montreal on Jan. 2, 2021. Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press

Winter is coming to Canada with a vengeance this week with some areas of the country expected to receive up to 40 centimetres of snow while others will face windchills of up to -50 degrees C.

Environment Canada has issued a winter storm watch for some parts of Ontario and Quebec with predicted snowfall amounts ranging between 20 and 40 centimetres beginning Jan. 9.