Snow, ice pellets, freezing rain — it’s all coming on Tuesday
Posted Feb 6, 2017 06:40:40 AM.
Last Updated Feb 6, 2017 06:50:56 AM.
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OTTAWA – We are in for a blast of winter weather this week.
Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the area, warning of accumulating snow and a period of freezing rain for Tuesday.
1310 NEWS meteorologist Jill Taylor says we’re in for a bit of a one-two-punch this week.
The forecast calls for a few centimetres of snow Monday evening before things get really messy Tuesday afternoon, into the overnight with a mix of snow, rain and freezing rain.
Click here for updated alerts from Environment Canada.
Jill Taylor’s Ottawa Forecast:
Special weather statement continues.
Today: Increasing cloud with periods of snow for the afternoon.
Guaranteed high minus 7.
Tonight: Windy with periods of snow.
About 2cm.
Wind out of the east to 30km/hour.
Low near minus 10.
Tomorrow: Cloudy and windy with snow for the afternoon.
Could mix with ice pellets and freezing rain for the evening.
Wind out of the east to 30km/hour.
5-10cm snow possible.
High minus 7, temperature rising overnight.
Wednesday: Mainly cloudy, windy and milder.
High near 3.
Thursday: Mainly sunny but colder.
High near minus 10.
Friday: Sun and cloud.
High minus 7.
Record high: 5.1 (2012)
Record low: -28.9 (1995)
Greatest rainfall: 3.8mm (1960)
Greatest snowfall: 14.2cm (1956)
Average high: -5
Average low: -14
