Rain, mild temperatures expected in Ottawa over next 5 days

The Canadian Museum of Nature in downtown Ottawa on Tuesday, March 31. (Brad Quinn/CTV News Ottawa)

Ottawa residents will need to keep the umbrella handy to start April with rain in the forecast over the next five days, but temperatures are set to warm up for the Easter weekend.

Environment Canada’s forecast calls for a mainly cloudy day with a 60 per cent chance of drizzle or freezing drizzle this morning. High 6 C.

It will be partly cloudy tonight. Low -4 C with the wind chill making it feel like -10.

Thursday will see a mix of sun and cloud in the morning. It will become cloudy in the afternoon with a few showers. High 4 C.

Good Friday will be mainly cloudy with a 60 per cent chance of showers. High 18 C.

The outlook for Saturday calls for mainly cloudy with a 60 per cent chance of showers. High 12 C.

Sunday will be cloudy with a 60 per cent chance of showers. High 10 C.

The normal temperatures for this time of year are a high of 8 C and a low of -2 C.

Wet March in Ottawa

March ended with 4.1 mm of rain on Tuesday, the 23rd day with precipitation last month.

Environment Canada says a total of 65.9 mm of rain and 41 cm of snow was recorded at the Ottawa Airport in March.

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