Ottawa Weather

• What a warm, snowy winter means for Rideau Canal’s skating chances

  Preparations are ongoing to reopen the Rideau Canal for skating, but with a warm, wet and snowy winter in the cards, officials are keeping their fingers crossed yet again.

  Canada

  Dec 7, 2024
  
• Researchers heading to Ottawa area to document damage from tornado

  David Sills, director of the Northern Tornadoes Project, says a storm survey team will visit the area of Perth, Ont., southwest of Ottawa, likely on Saturday.

  Canada

  Jul 26, 2024
  
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• Heavy rain in Ottawa causes flooding, power outages and road closures

  Environment Canada says Ottawa sustained 50 to 75 millimetres of rainfall during a 90-minute span in the afternoon.

  Weather

  Aug 10, 2023
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• Much of eastern Ontario under tornado watch

  Environment Canada says the Ottawa, Kingston and northeastern parts of Ontario might be hit by large hail, high winds and tornadoes Thursday afternoon.

  Canada

  Aug 3, 2023
• Power restored for thousands after severe thunderstorms, lighting strikes in Ottawa

  The hydro company says crews have been working around the clock since Friday, restoring electricity to approximately 9,000 customers.

  Weather

  Jul 29, 2023
• Severe thunderstorm warnings end for large sections of southern Ontario

  Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch to an area that stretches from Stratford right into Quebec, and also includes the Lake Huron shoreline.

  Canada

  Jul 11, 2023
• Wednesday night frost advisory issued for large swath of Ontario

  For the second straight night, gardeners and growers in southern Ontario are going to need to keep a close eye on the overnight temperatures due to a risk of frost.

  Weather

  May 17, 2023
• ‘Cover up plants’: Frost warning issued for large section of Ontario by Environment Canada

  Environment Canada has issued a frost warning for a portion of Ontario, stretching from Waterloo Region to Cornwall, and as far north as Sault Ste. Marie and North Bay.

  Canada

  May 16, 2023
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• No timeline to reopen Ottawa LRT, trains still stuck after freezing rain shutdown

  Ottawa's light rail transit system has once again been shut down amid a freezing rain storm, leaving some passengers stranded on trains Wednesday morning.

  Canada

  Apr 5, 2023
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• Ontario under weather warnings with possible ice storm in east, snow across north

  Parts of Ontario are under freezing rain and winter storm warnings with Environment Canada forecasting a possible major ice storm in the east.

  Weather

  Apr 4, 2023