Ottawa experiences coldest temperatures in 8 months

A view of Parliament Hill and downtown Ottawa on Monday, Dec. 1. (Brad Quinn/CTV News Ottawa)

Ottawa residents and visitors will need to bundle up while heading outside over the next few days, as Mother Nature delivers an early blast of winter temperatures.

The temperature was sitting at -10.4 C at 6 a.m., with the wind chill making it feel like -16. The temperature was -11.9 C at 11 p.m. Monday, the coldest temperature in Ottawa since April 9 (-13.5 C).

Environment Canada’s forecast calls for a mix of sun and cloud today. High -3 C.

Partly cloudy tonight. Low -12 C.

Wednesday will see mainly cloudy conditions with a 60 per cent chance of flurries. High 0 C.

The outlook for Thursday calls for a mix of sun and cloud with a 60 per cent chance of flurries. High -6 C.

Friday will be cloudy with a 30 per cent chance of flurries. High -1 C.

The overnight lows this week will be -11 C Wednesday night and -14 C Thursday night, while the long-range forecast calls for lows of -15 C Saturday night and -18 C on Sunday.

The normal temperatures for this time of year are a high of -1 C and a low of -8 C.

• Hourly and 7-day forecast on our CTVNewsOttawa.ca weather hub