Montreal Weather: Here we enter the Tempel-Tuttle orbital route

Sleep late, get up very early tomorrow to catch a shooting star.

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With the rain forecast for the next few days, tonight might be the only time to catch a shooting star. The best time to see part of the Leonid meteor shower is very early Wednesday morning. The moon sets at 4:30 am and the sun will rise at 7:13, so it is a very short and cold window. Good luck out there.

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Meteors, which originate near the constellation Leo, occur when the Earth enters the orbital path of Comet 55P / Tempel-Tuttle, according to EarthSky . Comets litter their orbits with pieces of debris. These pieces of dust collide with the Earth’s atmosphere and vaporize, creating the lights we know as meteors. “

Environment Canada is calling for a 2 C maximum under mostly cloudy skies.

At night: Sure, under -5 C.

Don’t forget to send your Montreal photos via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by tagging them with #ThisMtl . We will present one per day right here in the morning archive. Today’s photo was posted on Instagram by @ a.tlacatl .