OTTAWA -- Springtime flurries arrived in Ottawa earlier than expected.
Environment Canada's forecast had called for showers starting in the morning, with the temperature holding steady near 4°C, but the temperature fell over the course of the morning, turning those rain showers to flurries.
The temperature is forecast to rise again to 4°C Thursday afternoon.
A 60 per cent chance of showers or flurries lingers into the evening. Overnight, the temperature drops to a low of 0°C.
Flurries are expected to end Friday morning, but clouds stick around and the forecast calls for a 60 per cent chance of showers through the day, with a high of 4°C.
The outlook for the weekend is cloudy, with temperatures near the seasonal average of 9°C, but prepare for the possibility of rain on Sunday.
