March going out like a lion with spring snowstorm
Posted Mar 31, 2017 04:47:23 AM.
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OTTAWA – March is going out like a lion.
Ottawa remains under a special weather statement calling for a significant amount of snow.
1310 NEWS meteorologist Jill Taylor is calling for 2-3cm of snow through the day Friday, mixed with rain at times.
Jill is forecasting another 3-5cm into the overnight hours and another 3-5cm Saturday morning before the snow tapers off.
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Jill Taylor’s Ottawa Forecast:
Today: Cloudy and windy with periods of snow, mixing with rain at times.
Wind out of the east-north-east to 30km/hour.
2 or 3cm
Guaranteed high 2.
Tonight: Windy with rain and snow this evening then all snow overnight.
3-5cm
Low near minus 0.
Tomorrow: April 1st:
Windy with periods of snow in the morning.
Another 2 or 3cm possible
High near 4.
Sunday: Sun and cloud.
High near 7.
Monday: Sun and cloud.
High near 7.
Tuesday: Cloudy with showers.
High near 7.
According to records from 1939-2016:
Record high: 23.0 (2006)
Record low: -13.9 (1947)
Greatest rainfall: 17.6mm (1982)
Greatest snowfall: 8.2cm (1997)
Average high: 7
Average low: -3
