5-10 cm of snow, rain to ring in 2025 in Ottawa

It will look and feel like winter to start 2025 in Ottawa, with 5-10 cm of snow expected on New Year’s Day and cold temperatures returning for the first weekend of the new year.
Environment Canada’s forecast calls for 5 cm of snow today, with another 2-4 cm of snow tonight. The stretch of mild weather over the holidays will end heading into the weekend, with a low of -8 C on Thursday, -13 C on Friday and -19 C on Saturday, while daytime highs will be -11 C on Saturday and Sunday.
The normal temperatures for this time of year are a high of -6 C and a low of -14 C.
Environment Canada says Ottawa will see periods of rain or snow this morning before the precipitation changes to snow. High 1 C.
Snow tonight. Low -3 C, with the wind chill making it feel like -10.
Periods of snow will end Thursday morning then cloudy with a 40 per cent chance of flurries. High -3 C.
Friday will be cloudy with a 30 per cent chance of flurries. High -6 C.
The outlook for Saturday calls for cloudy with a 30 per cent chance of flurries. High -11 C.
Sunday will see a mix of sun and cloud. High -11 C.
Mild, wet first three months of 2025
Environment Canada’s long-range forecast calls for mild temperatures and higher amounts of precipitation in Ottawa through the first three months of 2025.
The outlook for January, February and March predicts above-normal temperatures for Ottawa and eastern Ontario, and higher-than-normal snow and precipitation.
Ottawa received 61.8 cm of snow and 34.6 mm of rain in December.
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