Frigid chilly temperatures will grip the capital for the remainder of the weekend.
Setting Canada has issued an excessive chilly warning for Ottawa, saying the wind chill will make it really feel like -35 levels in a single day.
"Minimal low temperatures close to minus 30 levels Celsius with wind chill values close to minus 35 are anticipated tonight into early Sunday morning," Setting Canada stated in an announcement.
"These wind chill values will average by way of the day Sunday however are more likely to drop to close minus 35 once more Sunday night time into early Monday morning."
Ottawa Public Well being has additionally issued a Frostbite Warning for Ottawa.
The acute chilly warning comes after the temperature dropped 14 levels in 5 hours on Saturday.
The temperature on the Ottawa Airport was 2 C at 8 a.m., by 1 p.m., it had dropped to -12 C.
Setting Canada's forecast requires a transparent night time with a low of -24 C. With the wind chill, it's going to really feel like -32.
Sunday shall be sunny with a excessive of -14 C.
Sunny circumstances are forecast to proceed Monday and Tuesday. Monday's forecast excessive is minus 11 C and Tuesday's is -7 C.
Clouds, intervals of snow, and a excessive of 0 C are within the outlook for Wednesday.
The standard common excessive for this time of yr is round minus 4 C, whereas the common low is round minus 14 C.
Frostbite Warning
Ottawa Public Well being has issued a frostbite warning for Ottawa, urging folks take applicable precautions earlier than going exterior.
Ottawa Public Well being recommends sporting a number of layers of clothes.
Tricks to stop frostbite, based on Ottawa Public Well being
Get to a heat space earlier than frostbite units in
Maintain further mittens and gloves within the automotive, home or college bag
Put on bigger sized mittens over your gloves
Put on a hat
Put on a neck hotter to guard the chin, lips and cheeks.
Put on waterproof winter boots with room for an additional layer of socks.
FILE PHOTO: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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