Rainfall and freezing rain warnings in effect for the Ottawa region LOIS KIRKUP, POSTMEDIA Updated: January 11, 2020 Pedestrians hustle down Richmond Road as Ottawa was hit with heavy rain Saturday January 11, 2020. ASHLEY FRASER / POSTMEDIA SHARE ADJUST COMMENT PRINT Welcome to the winter of 2020. It seems like all we’ve been writing (and talking) about is the wide swing in temperatures. It’s been a wild ride, and this weekend is no different. Saturday started out with fog and rain, and a lot of both. Most parts of the region were expected to receive about 20 to 30 mm of the wet stuff by Saturday evening. The rain was then expected to change to freezing rain, mixed at times with ice pellets. That was to persist through the night before changing to snow by Sunday morning. By noon Saturday, the conditions prompted the National Capital Commission to close all trails and parking lots in Gatineau Park. In addition to the rain, the NCC...
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