{"id":368049,"date":"2025-11-10T00:49:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T00:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/368049\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T00:49:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T00:49:18","slug":"southern-ontario-parts-of-quebec-see-1st-snowfall-of-the-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/368049\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern Ontario, parts of Quebec see 1st snowfall of the season"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a warm, dry summer and a rather rainy fall, snow<\/a> is falling in parts of Ontario and Quebec with forecasts showing some areas could receive a heavy dusting.<\/p>\n

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Environment Canada issued a snowfall<\/a> warning on Sunday for parts of Ontario stretching from Belleville northeast to Ottawa, with between 10 to 20 centimetres of snow expected. Officials caution peak snowfall could fall at a rate of two to five centimetres per hour.<\/p>\n

Similar amounts will also be seen in parts of southern and central Quebec, including Gatineau, Montreal, Quebec City all the way up to Baie-Comeau.\u00a0 Montreal, for example, could get nearly 10 centimetres through Monday.<\/p>\n

According to officials, both provinces under snowfall warnings should expect the heaviest snow to occur late Sunday afternoon into the evening.<\/p>\n

The areas south and east of Ottawa may also see snow mixing with ice pellets or freezing rain later in the day.<\/p>\n

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The snowfall is a shift from the drier conditions seen in the late summer and early fall, with significantly less rainfall than normal.<\/p>\n

That lack of rain led to lower yields from crops ranging from apples to pumpkins.<\/p>\n

According to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 71 per cent of the country was classified as \u201cAbnormally dry\u201d or \u201cModerate to Extreme Drought\u201d at the end of August, including 70 per cent of the country\u2019s agricultural landscape.<\/p>\n

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But with the snowfall, and rain in recent weeks, that dry period may be coming to an end.<\/p>\n

Special weather statements have also been issued for much of southern Ontario stretching from Windsor and London up to Kawartha Lakes and Brockville.<\/p>\n

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Those statements vary in terms of snowfall amounts, with Windsor seeing up to five centimetres while places like London, Niagara Falls and Toronto are at risk of seeing at least five centimetres and up to 15 centimetres in some places. Kingston and its surrounding area could also see ice pellets.<\/p>\n

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