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Environment Canada has lifted its extreme cold warnings for eastern Ontario and western Quebec, but many communities remain under snowfall warnings Sunday afternoon.
The yellow-level cold warnings were issued late last week as overnight lows on Friday and Saturday were set to plunge to around –30 C in parts of the region.
While it remains bitterly cold — especially with the wind taken into account — Sunday night’s low in Ottawa currently sits at a milder –17 C.
However, communities stretching from the Quinte West, Ont., area all the way to Cornwall, Ont., and the Quebec border could still be blanketed by 15 to 30 centimetres of snow, Environment Canada said.
The snow is expected to begin falling Sunday afternoon and will taper into flurries by Monday morning.
Ottawa could be hit by 20 centimetres, the weather agency said. Travel could be hazardous, it warned, and the Monday morning commute will likely be impacted.
The City of Ottawa has issued a winter weather street parking ban for Monday that will last from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m.
A similar ban is in place in Gatineau, Que., though it will run overnight from 12 a.m. until 6 a.m.
The City of Kingston, meanwhile, has declared a “significant weather event.” It’s advising residents to use extra caution and reminding them that normal winter maintenance for roads and sidewalks may not happen because of the snow and cold.
The city also said it was extending operations at its Artillery Park warming centre until Thursday morning. Its doors are open from 9 p.m. until 8:30 a.m.
