Mainly cloudy, chance of flurries in Ottawa on Wednesday
It will be a cloudy and chilly day in the capital on Wednesday.
Environment Canada’s weather forecast calls for mainly cloudy skies with a chance of flurries and a high of -7 C.
There will be a 70 per cent chance of flurries this morning and a 30 per cent chance this afternoon.
You’ll want to bundle up if you’re going outside – the wind chill will make it feel more like -23 this morning and more like -12 this afternoon.
Expect cloudy skies with a 30 per cent chance of flurries this evening and an overnight low of -9 C.
Thursday’s forecast calls for cloudy skies and a high of -3 C. Flurries will begin tomorrow morning – expect a total snowfall amount of 2 centimetres.
It will be windy with gusts up to 50 kilometres per hour Thursday morning and the wind chill will make it feel more like -16.
It will be cloudy with a 70 per cent chance of flurries tomorrow night. The polar vortex is set to arrive in Ottawa Thursday evening and temperatures will drop to -28 C overnight.
Friday is set to be the coldest day of the year in Ottawa. The forecast calls for sunny skies and a high of -22 C.
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