Over 8,500 homes still without electricity in Quebec, more rain on way this weekend
Posted September 5, 2025 8:00 am.
Last Updated September 5, 2025 5:03 pm.
Over 8,500 homes in Quebec were still without power Friday afternoon following outages triggered the day before by heavy rain and gusts of wind.
Around 5 p.m., Hydro-Québec reported that approximately 8,559 of its customers were without power down from over 40,000 Friday morning. At its peak on Thursday evening, there were approximately 71,000.
In Montreal, outages affected approximately 2,300 homes and in the Montérégie region 2,167 addresses were still without power Friday afternoon.
On Thursday late day, the winds picked up as a rain and a thunderstorm system swept through much of the province. Gusts of approximately 70 km/h were measured by Environment Canada in some locations.
In a message posted on its website, Hydro-Québec assured that all necessary efforts are being made to restore service “as quickly as possible.”
Weekend Weather Forecast
As Montrealers saw rain come down yesterday, more is on the way this weekend.
Friday began with clear skies and Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) is forecasting mainly sunny skies for the day.
A daytime high of 23°C is expected — feeling more like 26°C with the humidex.
Come Saturday, the rain will maybe make its grand return to the city — ECCC forecasting a cloudy day then 60 per cent chance of showers in the afternoon. This possible wet weather is set to be met with cooler temperatures of 17°C.
Then Sunday is looking like skies are clearing with sunshine forecasted and a daytime high of 20°C. ECCC showing clear skies at night and a low of 11°C.
As of now, the sun seem like it will be sticking around next week — with sunshine expected on Monday and Tuesday.
—With files from The Canadian Press, first published in French and translated by CityNews
