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Extreme cold temperatures across Quebec, East Coast expected to linger until Sunday

Feb 4, 2023 | 2:01 AM

MONTREAL — Residents from Quebec to Newfoundland and Labrador are waking up this morning to more extreme cold weather. 

Emergency officials warned people to seek shelter and monitor for frostbite if they had to be outside overnight, as the temperature across much of Eastern Canada was expected to feel like -40 C to -50 C with the wind chill.

Temperatures in Quebec City were forecast to fall to -30 C overnight — with a wind chill index of -45 — and the arctic weather was expected to last until Sunday.

Extreme cold warnings remain in effect across the East Coast, with temperatures in the Halifax area expected to feel like -39 C through the morning.