Ottawa under freezing rain warning
Posted Feb 23, 2017 03:34:19 PM.
Last Updated Feb 24, 2017 12:19:37 PM.
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OTTAWA — Environment Canada has issued a freezing rain warning for Ottawa and the Valley, ahead of freezing rain forecast for Friday.
The warning covers both the cities of Ottawa and Gatineau, as well as Renfrew County and Prescott and Russell.
Environment Canada says some patchy freezing rain is possible during the day on Friday, but more significant freezing rain is expected Friday evening, lasting until midnight.
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Jill Taylor’s Ottawa Forecast for Friday:
Freezing rain warning continues:
Today: Cloudy with showers beginning around 8 or 9 a.m.
Could mix with some patchy freezing rain at times.
Northeast wind to 25km/hour
Guaranteed high 3.
Tonight: Showers could mix with freezing rain at times.
Scattered thunderstorms.
Low near 1.
Tomorrow: Showers, chance of thunderstorms in the morning.
High near 9.
Sunday: Mainly cloudy, windy and colder.
High near 0.
Monday: Sun and cloud.
High near 2.
Tuesday: Cloudy with rain changing to flurries for evening.
High near 5.
Record high: 10.4 (1984) (according to records from 1939-2016)
Record low: -25.5 (2015)
Greatest rainfall: 21.0mm (1985)
Greatest snowfall: 24.4cm (1994)
Average high: -2
Average low: -11
