Ottawa could see record-breaking cold


It will likely be a sunny however frigid begin to the weekend and Atmosphere Canada has issued an excessive chilly warning for Ottawa.  


The forecast requires wind chill values between -35 C to -42 C right now. 


The forecast excessive is -17 C however it should really feel extra like -37 C with the wind chill this morning, and extra like -21 C this afternoon.


These temperatures may trigger frostbite inside minutes on uncovered pores and skin. Ottawa Public Well being has additionally issued a frostbite warning, which it does when the wind chill is forecast to go beneath -35.


It will likely be sunny all through the day with clear skies tonight, and in a single day temperatures will drop to -27 C and -31 C with the wind chill.


The all-time low temperature for Jan. 21 in Ottawa was -31.1 C, a report set in 1943.


Anticipate related climate tomorrow with clouds rolling in late Saturday morning. Tomorrow’s forecast excessive is -14 C and it'll really feel like -32 C within the morning with the wind chill, and extra like -21 C within the afternoon. The chance of frostbite will proceed all through the day.  


Issues will heat up on Sunday – count on a mixture of solar and cloud and excessive of -7 C.

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    A person's face is roofed with frost throughout a frigid chilly morning in Kingston, Ont., on Friday, January 21, 2022. The temperature dipped beneath -35C with windchill. (Lars Hagberg/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

  • Frigid cold morning in Kingston, Ont.

    An individual walks alongside frozen Lake Ontario throughout a frigid chilly morning in Kingston, Ont., on Friday, January 21, 2022. The temperature dipped beneath -35C with windchill. (Lars Hagberg/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

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    A pedestrian walks by means of the steam coming off the Mississippi River as temperatures hit -30C within the Ottawa Valley in Carleton Place, Ont., on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. (Sean Kilpatrick/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

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