Ottawa weather: Spring storm to bring 15 to 20 cm of snow, rain to Ottawa [Video]

An early spring storm is expected to bring heavy snow and rain to Ottawa and eastern Ontario on Wednesday and going into Thursday.

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Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for Ottawa-Gatineau and the Upper Ottawa Valley, calling for 15 to 20 cm of snowfall beginning this afternoon or early this evening.

The forecaster says rain is expected to move into the region early this morning and slowly transition to snow late in the day. Snow will continue tonight and taper off Thursday.

Poor travel conditions are expected, especially on Thursday morning.

Temperatures will likely hover close to the freezing mark, making the snow heavy and wet in nature. Wednesday’s daytime high will be 6 C with a low of minus 1 C tonight.

As a result, local power outages are possible.

“Rapidly accumulating snow could make travel difficult over some locations. …