Ottawa's extraordinarily chilly January may attain a brand new degree of chilly Tuesday evening, with potential record-breaking temperatures within the forecast.
Surroundings Canada is predicting temperatures will drop to between -27 C and -34 C Tuesday evening, with wind chill values making it really feel as chilly as -40.
Wednesday morning may attain -31 C. If it does, that may be Ottawa's coldest temperature in 26 years.
"That is about as frigid and as snowy because it probably can get within the Ottawa space,” Surroundings Canada senior climatologist David Phillips instructed CTV Information Ottawa.
“And it’s the period of the chilly that's fairly headline-making. You simply don’t see that size of freezing that goes on for thus lengthy.”
The climate company has issued a number of excessive chilly warnings this month. Phillips stated there have been 11 days this month colder than the coldest second all of final winter.
Temperatures that chilly can result in frostbite growing inside minutes on uncovered pores and skin. Ottawa Public Well being has issued a frostbite warning for Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning.
Nonetheless, it could possibly be worse if circumstances had been windier, Phillips famous.
"Mercifully, it’s with out the wind chill,” he stated. “The wind chill may make it -37 as a result of the winds are fairly mild. If that they had been stronger it might have been flesh-freezing climate in a matter of seconds.”
The frigid temperatures will proceed all through the day Wednesday. Anticipate sunshine and a excessive of -19 C, with the wind chill making it really feel extra like -23 C within the afternoon. The chance of frostbite will proceed all through the day.
Phillips stated there's an finish in sight for the frigid temperatures: February might be seasonable and even hotter than regular.
"Seasonable is balmy in comparison with what you have had."
Automobiles journey on snow-covered Carling Ave. in Ottawa, Ont. on this undated picture. (Photograph by Sébastien Artaud on Unsplash)
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