Ottawa weather: Special weather statement warns freezing rain is possible Monday and Tuesday [Video]

Another blast of winter weather moved into Ottawa with snow and the risk of freezing rain expected tonight and on Tuesday.

Environment Canada is calling for 2 to 4 centimetres of snow before precipitation changes to freezing rain later this evening. The snow began falling in Ottawa just after 2 p.m.

A special weather statement is in effect for Ottawa and eastern Ontario for tonight through Tuesday morning, warning freezing rain and freezing drizzle could cause ice build-up on some surfaces.

“Precipitation is expected to begin as snow with up to 5 cm of snowfall accumulation possible by this evening. Snow is expected to become mixed with or change to freezing rain this evening before tapering to scattered flurries or freezing drizzle overnight. As temperatures are expected to remain near the freezing mark, there is a potential for freezing drizzle through the overnight hours into Tuesday morning.”

Twenty centimetres of …