A low pressure system moving into the region from across the Great Lakes could bring heavy snow to the Ottawa area Wednesday night, Environment Canada says.
The agency issued a special weather statement Tuesday afternoon pointing to the potential for 10 to 15 centimetres of snow in Eastern and Central Ontario. It also said it could be issuing snowfall warnings in some areas, indicating more than 15 centimetres of snowfall within 12 hours.
The special weather statement covers Ottawa North, Kanata, Orléans, Ottawa South, Richmond and Metcalfe.
Meanwhile, Ottawa area residents can expect to wake up Wednesday to potential freezing drizzle, switching to snow flurries with about two centimetres accumulation during the day. The high temperature Wednesday will be zero, dropping down to –5 Wednesday night.
Thursday is expected to be cloudy with a high of –6, with skies clearing overnight and the low plunging to a frosty –19.
Friday will be sunny and cold and there’s more snow predicted for the weekend.
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