Environment Canada says long-lasting cold wave unusual for this time of year

Canada – Environment Canada says it’s not about how cold it is, but how long this wave of frigid air will stay around that’s unusual.

Meteorologist Alexandre Parent said today the big chill is affecting the Prairies, Ontario and western Quebec and will spread into the Maritimes.

He says northern Ontario is being hardest hit with temperatures expected to feel like -50 C with the wind chill in some places.

Parent says the wind chill in Quebec could make the temperature feel between -38 C and -42 C by Thursday morning.

He says the current cold snap, in terms of geographical distribution, is quite exceptional for this early in the winter season.

Parent adds what’s also unusual is the duration of this latest weather episode, noting that the extreme cold weather could hang over Quebec for the next seven days.

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