Blast of winter forecast for Ottawa this weekend
Posted Nov 16, 2017 06:34:43 AM.
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OTTAWA – Winter weather is coming.
With the potential for significant snow or rainfall, Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Ottawa.
According to the statement, the heaviest precipitation is forecast to fall during the day Saturday, and into Saturday night, before tapering to scattered flurries on Sunday.
Click here for updated Ottawa alerts from Environment Canada.
Jill Taylor’s Ottawa Forecast:
Today: Cloudy and windy with showers.
Wind out of the southwest to 25km/hour.
Guaranteed high 7.
Tonight: Windy with showers or flurries.
Low near minus 5.
Tomorrow: Strong and gusty northwest wind with sun and cloud
High near 0.
Saturday: Cloudy and windy with periods of rain and snow.
East wind to 25km/hour.
High near 1.
Sunday: Flurries in the morning then cloudy and windy.
High near 1.
Monday: Sun and cloud.
High near minus 1.
According to records from 1939-2016:
Record high: 15.4(2006)
Record low: -15.6 (1967)
Greatest rainfall: 24.6mm (2006)
Greatest snowfall: 17.4cm (1983)
Average high: 4
Average low: -3