Periods of snow or ice pellets ending in the afternoon will become cloudy with a 40 per cent chance of rain showers. The forecast shows clear skies Wednesday will be covered by increasing clouds late evening and a few flurries beginning overnight. 'Precipitation is expected to change to rain late Thursday morning or Thursday afternoon as temperatures rise above freezing.' 'An approaching low pressure system is expected to bring snow and ice pellets beginning tonight before transitioning to freezing rain late overnight into Thursday morning,' the statement said.
Total snowfall and ice pellet amounts near 5 cm with the higher accumulations expected toward the Ottawa Valley. The national weather agency says light ice build-up is possible on some surfaces. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Ottawa and parts of eastern Ontario for freezing rain tonight and into Thursday morning.
