More freezing rain — and gusting winds — headed Ottawa’s way

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It’s not quite over yet, Ottawa.

On Monday evening, after a weekend when those in eastern Ontario endured a slippery combination of snow, freezing rain and rain over three days, Environment Canada issued yet another special weather statement about freezing rain.

The weather agency said to expect freezing rain, followed by significant rainfall, from Wednesday morning through early Thursday morning. It also said southeasterly winds gusting to near 50 km/h on Wednesday could exacerbate any tree damage.

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There was a silver lining, however.

“This freezing rain event will not be nearly as significant as the ice storm from this past weekend,” the release stated.

Ice buildup of two to five millimetres can be expected on some surfaces, it said, with total rainfall between 20 and 40 millimetres, or higher in some areas due to thunderstorms.

“The potential for freezing rain begins east of Lake Huron Wednesday morning before reaching eastern Ontario later Wednesday afternoon into Wednesday evening,” the release said. “Precipitation may begin as snow and ice pellets, especially over central and eastern Ontario.

“As temperatures rise above the freezing mark, freezing rain will transition to rain over southwestern Ontario through Wednesday afternoon and across central and eastern Ontario Wednesday night. For locations along the Ottawa River, freezing rain may persist into early Thursday morning.”

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