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Stretch of sunny skies, warmer temperatures on the way for Ottawa

Autumn day in Ottawa showing the Parliament Building and Peace Tower. (CityNews file photo) Songquan Deng

By Lucas Casaletto, Alex Black

Posted Oct 16, 2024 07:13:13 AM.

Last Updated Oct 16, 2024 10:36:19 AM.

People will need a pair of sunglasses to cap off the week and usher in the weekend, as sunny skies and warmer daytime temperatures are on the horizon for the National Capital Region.

Though temperatures will remain cool through Wednesday, a gradual warm-up is coming that could see daytime highs get close to the 20 C mark by the weekend.

That will be accompanied by beautiful conditions with no rain in the forecast until next week, at the earliest.

Ottawa could reach 14 C on Thursday, with a daytime high of 16 C on Friday. The weekend looks exceptional for late-October standards, with daytime highs of 18 C on Saturday and Sunday.

Though subject to change, people will likely want to be outside for much of the weekend.

Nighttime temperatures will still be cold, getting down to a low minus 1 C tonight and plus 1 C for Thursday, then sit between 3 C and 7 C through the weekend.

The average daytime high in mid-October is around 12 C for Ottawa, with an average low of 3 C.

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