Montreal weather: Something is coming, and it might be freezing rain

The show begins at midnight.
Environment Canada predicts that Monday’s increasing cloud cover will give way to snow mixed with rain as the clock strikes 12. The pre-dawn hours carry a risk of freezing rain till a subtle shift around 4 a.m., wherein precipitation becomes rain mixed with snow. That’s just before the area around the Turcot reopens, so drive carefully on your Tuesday-morning commute.
About 2 centimetres of snow could fall. That’s about the width of two fingernails,