Intense autumn heat wave continues for Ottawa
Posted Sep 26, 2017 04:48:33 AM.
Last Updated Sep 26, 2017 04:52:37 AM.
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OTTAWA – It’s another day of extreme heat in the nation’s capital.
Ottawa remains under a heat warning from Environment Canada, with hot, sticky weather forecast to hang around until Thursday.
After smashing records Saturday and Sunday, we broke another hot weather record Monday. The temperature got up to 33 C, beating the record 29.6 C set in 2007.
It looks like we could smash two more records — Tuesday and Wednesday.
The forecast high for Tuesday is 32 C, which would beat the record 26.7 C set back in 2007. The forecast high for Wednesday is 30 C, which would beat the record 28.1 C set in 1998.
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Jill Taylor’s Ottawa Forecast:
Heat warning continues
Today: Sun and cloud.
High near 32, humidex near 40.
(Record for a Sept 26 is 26.7 set in 2007)
Tonight: Partly cloudy.
Low near 19.
Tomorrow: Sun and cloud with scattered showers or thunderstorms for the afternoon.
Gusty southwest wind.
High near 30, humidex near 40.
(Record for a Sept 27 is 28.1 set in 1998)
Thursday: Mainly sunny and cooler.
High near 17.
Friday: Mainly cloudy with chance of showers for afternoon and evening.
High near 15.
Saturday: Mainly sunny.
High near 16.
Sunday: First of October!
Sunny. High near 20.
According to records from 1939-2016:
Record high: 26.7 (2007)
Record low: -1.7 (1947)
Greatest rainfall: 36.6mm (1970)
Greatest snowfall: 0cm ()
Average high: 17
Average low: 7
