A runner is silhouetted as they take a path along the Ottawa River March 30, 2021.
February is going out with a balmy bang and could set heat records before March arrives. Ottawa's forecast of 16 C Tuesday would easily set a monthly record.A runner's silhouette along the Ottawa River in late March 2021. Not only is the Ottawa area forecast to feel like spring Tuesday, it's forecast to feel more like May than March. Well, if Wiarton Willie, Shubenacadie Sam and Fred la Marmotte could speak, they'd probably be saying "I told you so.
"Typically we see temperatures around – 2 C as our daytime highs in Ottawa this time of year," said Environment Canada and Climate Change warning preparedness meteorologist Trudy Kidd, calling the forecast "a staggering departure."Ottawa's Feb. 28 record high is 9.9 C set in 2018 and will likely be topped as well, said Kidd. The city's hottest winter day on record is likely going to stay as 25.1 C back on March 18. 2012.
Environment Canada has a weather advisory for western Quebec about the low pressure system melting snow with heat and rain, followed by a "vigorous cold front" Wednesday afternoon and night to freeze that water. If the longer range models are to be believed, don't expect seasonal temperatures any time soon, either.
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