This morning, we felt like staying in bed. It’s gray out; the sky is low and heavy over Montreal, and it’s cold and damp. A classic November day. After a very warm, beautiful, and incredibly charming October, the forecast for November is a bit gloomier.
But, with a little luck, we’ll see the first snowflakes of the year fall on the streets of Montreal this Friday, November 13, 2026. And even if the snow doesn’t stick, we’ll at least have had a taste of the holiday season. It’s charming, after all, the snow.
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WEATHER FORECAST: A FEW SNOWFLAKES ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, AFTER SUNSET
This week, from November 9 to November 15, it’s rainy and gray, and Météo Média is forecasting high temperatures between 5 and 8 degrees Celsius.
It’s pretty typical for this time of year, and it’s just as normal that the lows—the temperatures at night and in the early morning—will drop below zero on Thursday, November 12. And on Friday, November 13, it might snow…
That’s perfect timing—the Place des Arts Grand Christmas Market opens this Friday. It’s a somewhat European-style Christmas market, ultra-traditional and redolent of cinnamon and the holidays as seen in ’90s movies. There are wooden stalls, pots of mulled wine, and wood-burning fires.
This year, for the first time, the Grand Marché de Noël will be adorned with a large Christmas tree (we’re promised a very, very large one) that will be lit up for the market’s opening. With a little snow, it would herald a truly magical holiday season.
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