Ottawa·Weather

Welcome to a prototypical early December day

Today's high, low and a dusting of snow pretty well nails the capital area's average.

High around 0 C, low around -10 C just about nails Ottawa's average

 

Today's high, low and a dusting of snow pretty well nails the area's average.

Ottawa-Gatineau had some light snow and was -1 C at 5 a.m. and should stick right around there until this evening, with a bit of wind chill.

Tonight's low is -8 C under mainly cloudy skies.

Tomorrow there's a chance of snow and a high of -3 C, with wind chill again. then a cloudy start to the weekend dropping to -10 C.

That sticks closely to the average highs of -1 C and lows of -8 or -9 C for Ottawa.

It's decent weather for checking out the annual Christmas Lights Across Canada sound and light show on the Hill and around downtown Ottawa-Gatineau, which launched last night.

People take a photo together during the opening night of Christmas Lights Across Canada, in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019. (Justin Tang/Canadian Press)

Other areas are within a degree or two of their normal as well.

Kingston should get slightly more than a dusting of snow tomorrow, with a couple of centimetres falling from before the morning commute into the afternoon.

Rainy Monday?

It should get colder for Saturday, without getting too intense.

Sunday may spoil this holiday-appropriate snow cover that's been building, with a high of 1 C and a chance of rain that night that could last until Tuesday.

Falling snow is lit up by beams of light from a multimedia projection show on Parliament Hill's Peace Tower on the opening night of Christmas Lights Across Canada, in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019. (Justin Tang/Canadian Press)

Kingston could get up to 4 C on Sunday.

If the snow survives anywhere locally, it would be in Pembroke or Maniwaki, where Monday's outlook calls for rain or snow to start next week.