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“Snow Mist” At Portage Bridge Park, Ottawa. Photo by @DMacOttawa via Twitter. Ottawans woke up on Monday not only to a chilly temperature, but some snow as well. Not unusually, as Rolf Campbell at Ottawa Weather Records notes. Late October is a normal time for first snowfall in Ottawa — although it always catches us offguard nonetheless. ...

When there’s heavy snowfall like what we’ve been having lately in Ottawa, it’s a common reminder that you should add your home exhaust and intake pipes to the snow clearing checklist. I guess it’s appropriate to tweet this again. #Shoveling checklist: ...

Icy Wonderland by Don Douglas, via the OttawaStart Flickr Pool. The winter storm that, as of Sunday afternoon, is still passing through the region, was the coldest & snowiest Ottawa has seen since before the dawn of the 20th century. ...

“Absolutely frigid weather” at Major’s Hill. Photo by David Johnson via the OttawaStart Flickr pool. Ottawa residents love to talk about the weather. Along with hockey and gas prices, it may be our favourite topic. This page includes links to local forecasts, weather alerts, satellite and radar images, along with specialty forecasts. ...

“Absolutely frigid weather” at Major’s Hill. Photo by David Johnson via the OttawaStart Flickr pool. Snow is on the ground in Ottawa – and it will stay through Christmas. After Saturday’s sprinkling of 3.2 centimetres of snow over Ottawa, there was about 4 centimetres of snow on the ground measured at the Ottawa Airport as of 7 a. ...

(Via Ottawa Public Health) Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is advising residents to take precautions during hot weather this weekend. A Special Weather Statement for early summer heat has been issued by Environment and Climate Change Canada for Sunday June 17, 2018. ...

_ (via City of Ottawa) _ ** Ottawa ** – Due to weather conditions, a winter overnight parking ban is in effect tonight between 1 a.m. and 7 a.m. across Ottawa. This overnight parking ban will remain in effect until the City announces it has been lifted. ...

_ (press release) _ City road crews are preparing to plow and salt roads and sidewalks at the onset of winter weather for Ottawa Wednesday and Thursday.  Residents are asked to exercise caution if driving, cycling or walking and to allow extra time for their commutes during the winter weather event. ...

_ (via City of Ottawa) _ City road crews are preparing to plow and salt the priority road network in anticipation of the extreme snowfall forecast for Ottawa Tuesday and Wednesday.  With the greatest accumulation expected just before and during the morning rush hour on Wednesday, this will impact the morning commute. ...

_ (via City of Ottawa) _ City road crews are preparing to plow and salt roads and sidewalks at the onset of the snowfall and freezing rain forecast for Ottawa Wednesday and Thursday.  Residents are asked to exercise caution if driving, cycling or walking and to allow extra time for their morning and afternoon commutes during the snow and rainfall. ...