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Wednesday night and Thursday are expected to be snowy in the Ottawa-Gatineau region, with a snowfall warning in western Quebec calling for 10 to 15 centimetres.
10-15 cm could fall north, east of Gatineau; 7-9 cm elsewhere
CBC News · Posted: Jan 14, 2026 8:04 AM EST | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
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Someone walks in the snow beside the Rideau Canal in Ottawa on Nov. 9, 2025 (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press)
Wednesday night and Thursday are expected to be snowy in the Ottawa-Gatineau region, with a snowfall warning in western Quebec calling for 10 to 15 centimetres.
The warning is east and north of Gatineau, including communities such as Grenville-sur-la-Rouge and La Pêche and not including Quyon or Gracefield.
Other parts of the region should get slightly less snow. Ottawa and Kingston are forecast to get seven to nine centimetres, for example.
Snow should start before midnight Wednesday into Thursday.
A drop in temperatures is expected along with the snow, which could make surfaces slippery.
Ottawa has been significantly warmer than normal for the last several days, especially at night — a key factor in the temporary closure of the Rideau Canal Skateway.
The capital is expected to drop to a more seasonal –13 C overnight and be colder than normal on Thursday, with a daytime high of –12 C, overnight low of –20 C and wind chill in the mix.
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