From ponds to patios, Ottawans make the most of the warm weather
CBC Ottawa's Twitter followers share their balmy Dec. 24 photos
When it's 17 C in Ottawa on Dec. 24, it seems like a shame to spend it indoors.
According to Environment Canada, a low pressure system over James Bay is behind the balmy weather that's sent the mercury soaring in much of eastern Ontario.
So we asked our Twitter followers to send photos of how they were enjoying their unseasonable warm Christmas Eve, and they didn't disappoint.
Just cutting my lawn on Dec 24th getting ready for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/XMAS?src=hash">#XMAS</a> in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ottawa?src=hash">#Ottawa</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/BlacksWeather">@BlacksWeather</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/weathernetwork">@weathernetwork</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ottawaweather">@ottawaweather</a> <a href="https://t.co/yLW07T10UU">pic.twitter.com/yLW07T10UU</a>
—@Guy_Theriault<a href="https://twitter.com/CBCOttawa">@CBCOttawa</a> Xmas eve pints on a patio <a href="https://t.co/4sDreuE0eN">pic.twitter.com/4sDreuE0eN</a>
—@AlexInBytown<a href="https://twitter.com/CBCOttawa">@CBCOttawa</a> <a href="https://t.co/MPmyL4FKpA">pic.twitter.com/MPmyL4FKpA</a>
—@twindave☀️, +17 and 😎 on Christmas Eve. I could get used to this! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/XmasEve?src=hash">#XmasEve</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/weather?src=hash">#weather</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ottawa?src=hash">#Ottawa</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/greenchristmas?src=hash">#greenchristmas</a> <a href="https://t.co/6JklADZIPy">pic.twitter.com/6JklADZIPy</a>
—@CJAY932Never happened before. Our Bike Unit being deployed in December. Heading to the ByWard Market <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/paramedics?src=hash">#paramedics</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ottbike?src=hash">#ottbike</a> <a href="https://t.co/CDVIGXeaxX">pic.twitter.com/CDVIGXeaxX</a>
—@ottawaparamedic<a href="https://twitter.com/CBCOttawa">@CBCOttawa</a> my daughter and husband on the beach at our cottage on Christie Lake. <a href="https://t.co/CShDzbUCvz">pic.twitter.com/CShDzbUCvz</a>
—@cynthiablandHey <a href="https://twitter.com/CBCOttawa">@CBCOttawa</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/BlacksWeather">@BlacksWeather</a>...it's 16C so time for a dip in the Pond! <a href="https://t.co/b7m4pqunLO">pic.twitter.com/b7m4pqunLO</a>
—@sfyro<a href="https://twitter.com/CBCOttawa">@CBCOttawa</a> Our morning walk in the park in Perth, ON. 16.2 degrees at 9 AM <a href="https://t.co/ZqmwF4Qca9">pic.twitter.com/ZqmwF4Qca9</a>
—@BarbSohn1<a href="https://twitter.com/CBCOttawa">@CBCOttawa</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Balmy?src=hash">#Balmy</a> weather photos <a href="https://t.co/IuOlMioo0q">pic.twitter.com/IuOlMioo0q</a>
—@eburackEnjoy the weather while you can, however: temperatures should drop to the single digits on Christmas Day, and it could get as cold as -12 C on Dec. 28.