Mother Nature is really taking this dog days of summer thing seriously and dropping a balmy 30C on the Montreal region today. Meteorologists expect the humidex to be between 33C and 38C. Temperatures could reach 40C in the southwestern part of Quebec and could prompt a heat warning, they said.
The colder weather is expected to move in later Friday night from the west and might cause thunderstorms.
We can probably all agree on one thing here in Montreal: we are weathered people pretty well adapted to both freezing cold and scalding hot (ok, humid and warm) temperatures. We do, however, all need a little reminder at times. So here it is. Your reminder of things to come along with a few fun facts.
Despite the cold, work continues on Cabot Square at Ste-Catherine and Atwater Sts. on Jan. 27, 2015. (Dave Sidaway, Montreal Gazette)
Ice-covered trees line Sherbrooke St. West in Montreal on Jan. 4, 2015, after an early morning ice storm. (John Kenney, Montreal Gazette)
A man’s breath is seen as he walks on Ste-Catherine St. near the corner of Peel St. on Jan. 13, 2015. (Dario Ayala, Montreal Gazette)
With a January sun setting over Lafontaine Park, skaters brave cold temperatures. (Pierre Obendrauf, Montreal Gazette)
Montreal, viewed from Parc Jean-Drapeau, was gripped by cold in the mid-minus 20 degrees, Jan. 2, 2014. (John Kenney, Montreal Gazette)
A man walks through a cloud of steam behind the Old Brewery Mission on a winter day on Dec. 18, 2013. (Allen McInnis, Montreal Gazette)
Ice fog from the St. Lawrence River blankets Montreal as wind chill temperatures hit minus 38C on Jan. 23, 2013. (THE CANADIAN PRESS)
A pedestrian walks against the wind in blowing snow near the Lachine Canal and Atwater Market in Montreal on March 2, 2016. A blizzard warning was in place for city. (Phil Carpenter, Montreal Gazette).
Carlos Morales is bundled up against the cold as he cleans sidewalks on University St. on Jan. 3, 2012. (Allen McInnis, Montreal Gazette)
A woman slips on a patch of ice on a sidewalk through Jeanne-Mance Park during a moderate snow fall on Feb. 24, 2016. Snow gave way to freezing rain and then rain by the afternoon. (Dario Ayala, Montreal Gazette)
A woman regains her balance as she walks over a patch of ice at Jeanne-Mance Park on Feb. 24, 2016. (Dario Ayala, Montreal Gazette)
A man crosses the street near the intersection of Jarry St. and Casgrain Ave. during an early morning snowstorm in Montreal on Feb. 16, 2016. (Dario Ayala, Montreal Gazette)
A Montrealer clears snow from her car during a snowfall on March 15, 2015. (Paul Chiasson, The Canadian Press)
