Montreal weather: Wind warning could wreak havoc with hydro wires, inflatable Santas

High winds are expected to breeze in by Friday, Environment Canada warns, pushing around high-sided vehicles and potentially knocking out Hydro lines. Wind gusts in the Montreal area could reach up to 90 kilometres per hour, the yellow warning says.

Although the federal meteorological agency doesn’t specifically mention inflatable Santas, it does recommend securing loose objects.

Quebec is a sea of various warnings, including wind and rainfall warnings in southern and eastern Quebec and blizzard warnings in the north. Across Canada, Mother Nature is having her say ahead of the holidays, with a host of warnings from rainfall to snowfall to cold to more wind.

But let’s not get ahead of ourselves, you’ve got all of Thursday to prepare. Montrealers can expect a mix of sun and cloud during the day with a high of 5 C and a morning wind chill around minus-10 C. Rain will begin after midnight, creating some fog patches. The overnight temperature is expected to remain steady around 5 C.