Temperatures beginning to drop again after February heat wave

Early spring in Ottawa People packed Winterlude sites and pathways across Ottawa on a mild February weekend. CTV’s Sam Houpt has more.

While Sunday's forecast high in Ottawa will still be above normal for this time of year, it won't be the nearly 10-degree record-breaker we saw just a couple of days ago.

Environment Canada's weather forecast for Ottawa calls for a high of 2 C on Sunday with some cloud cover and a small chance of flurries in the morning.

This comes after Ottawa set a temperature record on Friday with a high of 9.9 C. Saturday was also warmer than average, though not a record-breaker, at 6 C. The average high for this time of year is closer to -5 C.

The overnight low heading into Monday is -4 C with clouds and a chance of flurries.

Monday's forecast is partly sunny with a high of 1 C.

More seasonal temperatures are expected later in the week, with highs of between -6 C and -3 C and lows around -15 C.

Winterlude

The high temperatures are keeping the Rideau Canal Skateway closed on the second weekend of Winterlude.

Capital Pride had scheduled the first-ever Pride Parade on the Rideau Canal Skateway for Sunday. A skating event will now take place from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Lansdowne Park.

Snowflake Kingdom in Jacques Cartier Park in Gatineau is scheduled to be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.