Freezing rain overnight and a forecast calling for a day of freezing rain has closed almost two dozen school boards across Quebec including every major school board on the island of Montreal.
Dozens of CEGEP's, private schools, daycare centres and adult vocational centres are closed also.
The complete list of school closures can be found here:
Environment Canada is calling for freezing rain through the day for the Montreal-area with westerly winds gusting at 30-60 km/h this evening.
About 2 centimetres of snow is expected overnight with local blowing snow.