Several Montreal-area school boards and institutions have announced closures as the biggest winter storm of the season cloaks the city in snow. Hundreds of flights out of Montreal have also been cancelled.

Snow began falling overnight in Montreal, and was expected to continue until midday and gradually ease. Flights were cancelled and delayed at the airports in Montreal and Quebec City on Thursday, and the province's transport agency warned of dangerous road conditions,

Storm Warning remains in effect for Montreal and most of southern Quebec. Radar is showing at least a few more hours of steady precipitation to our southwest that will move through the Montreal region through midday.