Ottawa weather: Ottawa could see 5-10 cm of snow on New Year’s Day [Video]

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.

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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.

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