Ottawa feeling cooler, seasonal temperatures beginning this week

While the nation’s capital has seen warmer than average temperatures this month, Ottawa is finally beginning to feel chillier, seasonal weather this week.

According to Environment Canada, daytime highs will remain in the low single-digits, with a combination of sunny and cloudy skies.

As evening temperatures fall into the minus during weekdays, evening temperatures will rise above zero beginning on Saturday.

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Based on weather data collected between 1991 and 2020, Ottawa’s daily average temperature in November is 1.7 C, with a high of 5.8 C and low of -2.4 C.

Additionally, data collected at Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport on Nov. 12 over a 74-year period shows an average maximum temperature of 5.8 C and minimum of -1.8 C.

Ottawa’s 7-day forecast:

• Today (Tuesday, Nov. 12) Cloudy. High 4 C. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light late this afternoon.
• Evening: Clearing. Low -5 C. Wind chill near minus 10. Wind up to 15 km/h.
• Wednesday: Sunny. High 3 C. Wind chill minus 7 in the morning. Clear in the evening. Low -6 C.
• Thursday: Cloudy. High 2 C. Low -5 C.
• Friday: Sunny. High 5 C. Low -1 C.
• Saturday: Sunny. High 7 C. Clear in the evening. Low 1 C.
• Sunday: Sunny. High 7 C. Cloudy periods with 30 per cent chance of showers in the evening. Low 3 C.
• Monday: Mix of sun and clouds with 30 per cent chance of showers. High 8 C.