Coldest days of winter (so far) in the forecast for Ottawa

The last few days of the week will experience winter-like conditions, as temperatures are expected to plummet into negative double digits during the night hours. At 6 a.m., the temperature registered minus 8 C, feeling like minus 17 degrees due to the wind chill. As per Environment Canada's prediction, Thursday night will record a low of minus 16 C and Friday night will see minus 13 C, making them the coldest nights of this winter so far.

Predominantly cloudy skies with possible flurries are in store for today, with temperatures likely dropping to minus 7 C later in the afternoon. The night sky will have minor cloud coverage, with temperatures falling to a low of minus 16 C, and the wind chill making it feel like minus 20 degrees.

Friday's forecast shows cloudy weather with a high temperature of minus 3 C. The weekend's weather prediction shows primarily cloudy skies on Saturday, with the temperature hitting a high of minus 8 C. On Sunday, we can expect cloudy weather accompanied by a chance of flurries, with temperatures leaping to a high of minus 6 C.

Typically, at this time of year, the high is around minus 6 C and a low around minus 15 C.