It’s still snowing lightly in Montreal, and the wind is picking up this morning. Between Wednesday December 10 and Thursday December 11, 2025, nearly 20 centimetres of snow fell on the island and the surrounding region, transforming it into a winter wonderland…
After 15 centimetres, the Ville de Montréal has announced that snow will be picked up from the roads, and so far a few snow banks are being cleared as the flakes accumulate on street corners and asphalt.
To get all the info, alerts and an interactive map tracking snow-clearing operations near you , you can download the 311 app.
On foot, it’s slippery. It’s a great workout for your posture, but the ground is uneven and soft, and makes getting around very moderately pleasant. On the road, it’s downright dangerous.
The road, the snow, the blowing snow
With the snow falling (12 centimetres this morning) and the winds set to intensify during the day, weather conditions are set to create blowing snow.
Blowing snow is a weather phenomenon that greatly reduces visibility on the road. Winds lift freshly fallen snow, and the air becomes coated with a fine powder of snow that blurs the contours of our vision.
Environment Canada’s forecast for the next 24 hours (December 11 and 12, 2025);
- Intermittent snow and blowing snow in places.
- Accumulation of 2 cm.
- Westerly winds of 30 km/h gusting to 60.
- Temperatures dropping to minus 9 this afternoon.
- Wind chill minus 12 this morning and minus 18 this afternoon.
- Partly cloudy thereafter.
- Patchy blowing snow.
- Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 60.
- Low minus 11.
- Wind chill near minus 20.
That’s a lot of information, but above all it creates weather conditions that place Environment Canada under a yellow warning for the day.
On the road, this means slow down, watch out for safety distances and, if you can’t see, stop. Visibility can be reduced quite quickly, and snowdrifts – which can entangle car tires – can form on the roads.
Good luck on the road!