In The News: Monday April 13
Environment Canada is warning of heavy rain today with a risk of a thunderstorm near noon. Wind will pick up this afternoon with gusts to 60 km/h. The high will be 16ºC. The temperature will tumble tonight to reach zero. There is a possibility of flurries. New cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa and region Ottawa’s total number of lab-confirmed COVID-19...
In The News: Friday April 10
It’s a dreary and cold day in Ottawa on this Good Friday under cloudy skies and a mix of rain and snow. Today’s high will be 5C dropping to -5C tonight. Environment Canada has the full forecast. Ottawa sees two more COVID-19 deaths Two more people have died of COVID-19 in Ottawa, bringing the city’s death toll from the pandemic...
In The News: Thursday April 9
It’s a rainy chilly start to the day and not much will change. Currently the high is 4ºC but it will drop tonight to 0ºC with a mix of rain and snow, Environment Canada says. Might as well stay home. Research points to a flattening COVID curve in Ottawa A team at the University of Toronto has created a national dashboard to...
In The News: Wednesday April 8
It’s a crisp 1ºC this morning but the temperature is expected to rise to reach 8ºC by late afternoon before dropping again to -1ºC overnight. All of that will be under cloudy skies with a chance of rain or even snow flurries. Environment Canada has the rest of the forecast. Ottawa’s COVID-19 cases pass 400 Ottawa has now surpassed 400...
In the News: Tuesday, April 7
Good morning, Ottawa! You can expect sunshine for most of the day today. We’re sitting at about -5°C with the wind chill this morning but should be hitting 13°C by about 5 p.m. Environment Canada has the full forecast. Six people have died from COVID-19 in Ottawa Two more people died from the novel coronavirus in Ottawa on Monday, bringing...
In the News: Monday, April. 6
Good morning Ottawa! The days is starting with a wind chill in the air of -6°C. But by this afternoon, it will have warmed to 12°C with a mix of sun and cloud. Environment Canada has more. Federal COVID-19 benefits program opens today Canadians unable to work during COVID-19 are now able to apply for emergency benefits. The Canadian Revenue...
IN THE NEWS: Friday, April 3
Rise and shine, Ottawa. It’ll be cloudy today with a high chance of showers through to the early afternoon. We start the day off at about 4°C but we should be getting up to 8°C by about 4 p.m. You can find the full forecast at Environment Canada. Confirmed coronavirus cases hit 1M worldwide Along with 401 new cases reported in...
IN THE NEWS: Thursday, April 2
Good morning, Ottawa! Currently, we’re sitting at 0°C, but it feels closer to -6°C because of the windchill. The high today should be around 9°C, with skies getting cloudier as the day goes on. Temperatures are expected to drop to 2°C overnight, with a 40 per cent chance of precipitation. Environment Canada has the forecast for today. Ottawa sees largest...
In The News: Wednesday April 1
Hello Ottawa. It is -2°C this morning and is mainly sunny. Environment Canada expects a high of 7°C this afternoon and a low of -3°C overnight. OC Transpo driver tests positive for COVID-19 According to an internal memo made public an unnamed bus driver first developed symptoms on March 20 and received a test March 21. The driver began self-isolating...
In The News: Tuesday, March 31
Environment Canada expects a high of 9ºC today with a low tonight of -4ºC. The skies will be cloudy in the morning and clearing gradually during the day. Ottawa bylaw officers will enforce ban on gatherings of more than five This weekend, city officials had to respond to complaints about people holding gatherings in defiance of the social distancing order....
In the News: Monday March 30
Good morning Ottawa! We’re looking at a cloudy day with a few rain showers this morning. Morning temperatures are around 8°C, dropping to a low of plus 1°C this evening with a chance of flurries. Environment Canada has more. Two new COVID-19 related deaths in Ontario There are two more COVID-19 related deaths in Ontario, and the cases in the...
IN THE NEWS: Friday, March 27
Top of the morning, Ottawa. Though we’ve got a bit of a cloudy start to the day this morning, you can expect it to clear up, leaving nothing but sunshine until sundown. Morning temperatures are hovering at 0°C, but we should see them warm up to highs of 9°C by early-afternoon. Environment Canada has more. Five new COVID-19 cases found...