Surprise blast of snow leaves Ottawa
Low of -12 C Friday night, high of 8 C Monday
The wind chill makes it feel around -20 at its worst tonight — but by Monday, the high could approach 10 C.
Light overnight snow was supposed to fade away this morning to a mostly cloudy day that lingers around zero …
However, there was a stubborn band of snow that settled over Ottawa-Gatineau and areas to the east until just before 11 a.m.
Environment Canada said in a weather advisory it could have left five to 10 centimetres of snow when all was said and done.
Snowy morning in Ottawa. The band of snow seems to be focussed right along the Ottawa River and lingering so accumulations are higher than thought (I have already 3cm). It tapers to scattered flurries by pm. High 1°. Wind NE 20-40 will make it feel colder. A bright Sat. High 1°. <a href="https://t.co/UMWujkS6it">pic.twitter.com/UMWujkS6it</a>
—@BlacksWeatherManiwaki should get two more centimetres of snow or so that ends late afternoon.
Tonight's low is a reminder we still have 13 days left in winter, at -12 C with wind chill bringing that feel down to -17.
In Pembroke and Maniwaki, that temperature low is more like -17 C with wind chill at -24.
Tomorrow should be sunny, with a high of 2 C and a moderate UV index of 3.
Sunday's forecast has recently become warmer and brighter, with it now calling for a mix of sun and cloud and a high of 7 C.
It dips to just 2 C that night, then Monday's high is 8 C.
Ottawa hasn't been 9 C or warmer since late November.
Pembroke should be much warmer Sunday (a high of 9 C) than Monday (2 C). Maniwaki hangs out around 5 C both days.
There's a slight chance of showers or wet flurries Sunday night that becomes a stronger chance of showers Monday, with periods of rain or snow expected that night.
No snow is expected in that time in Kingston and Maniwaki, just rain.