Rainy start to Wednesday, with mild temperatures continuing in Ottawa

Rain beads off an umbrella as a man walks through downtown Ottawa Friday March 26, 2021. (Adrian Wyld/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

The mild, spring-like weather will continue in Ottawa for the rest of the week, after two record-breaking warm weather days.

The temperature hit 17.5 C on Tuesday, setting a record for the warmest March 5 in Ottawa history. Monday's high of 11.9 C was the record high for March 4.

Environment Canada's forecast calls for a high of 6 C on Wednesday. The record for warmest March 6 in Ottawa is 14 C, set back in 2022.

Showers are expected to end this morning, then mainly cloudy with a 40 per cent chance of drizzle this afternoon.

Cloudy tonight. Low 0 C.

It will be mainly cloudy on Thursday, with a high of 9 C.

Friday will be sunny with a high of 7 C.

The outlook for the first weekend of March Break calls for cloudy with a chance of showers on Saturday and rain or snow on Sunday. The high both days will be 3 C.

The normal temperatures for this time of year are a high of 0 C and a low of -9 C.