The calendar says fall, but Mother Nature is delivering an early blast of winter weather to Ottawa.
The temperature dropped to -11.7C at 3 a.m. Thurs morning, tying the record for coldest November 15 in Ottawa history. It was also -11.7C on November 15, 1967.
Environment Canada is now warning the first significant snowfall of the season will blanket the region tonight and Friday. Ottawa could receive 10-to-15 cm of snow by Friday afternoon.
A special weather statement says a “low pressure system will track northward along the eastern Seaboard Thursday and Friday. Snow associated with this low will affect Eastern Ontario beginning Thursday evening.”
The snow is expected to end late Friday morning.