Montreal weather: Frost advisories blanket much of southern Quebec

Temperatures will approach the freezing mark overnight, Environment Canada reports, bringing frost to parts of Quebec, particularly outside large urban areas.

In Montreal, the daytime high will be 13 C, dropping to 1 C overnight with patchy frost. Temperatures will tick up through the rest of the week, but rain will hold off for now.

The dry fall has “ caused the forest to become increasingly parched,” according to Quebec’s forest fire protection agency, SOPFEU. “ Although the autumn season is well underway, the risk of forest fires remains very real.”

There are eight active fires in Quebec, according to SOPFEU, half of them in the Outaouais. All the fires are considered under control.