Quebec under extreme cold warning as temperatures drop dramatically

Environment Canada has issued an extreme cold warning for most of southern Quebec as temperatures plunge.

Montrealers woke up Friday morning to temperatures of -26.4 degrees Celcius, making it the coldest morning of the season so far -- the record low for this day remains -27.5 degrees Celcius in 2005.

Extreme wind chill values of minus 38 degrees Celcius to minus 40 degrees Celcius are expected to hit the province Friday night into Saturday morning.

If temperatures reach the expected -29 degrees Celcius on Saturday morning, it would set a new record for the day, beating the current record of -28.3 degrees Celcius in 1976.