Strong thunderstorms are in effect for Ottawa Sunday after a four-day period of record high temperatures.
Ottawa broke heat records set at Ottawa airport on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday last week.
Environment Canada’s weather forecast for Ottawa predicts a cloudy Sunday with a low chance of precipitation in the morning and a high probability of precipitation in the afternoon with the risk of a thunderstorm. While the forecast for high temperature is 26 C, humid conditions will make it feel like 31.
The weather clock from Environment Canada says the conditions are favorable for strong thunderstorms, which can cause wind speeds of 90 km / h, hail the size of nickel and up to 50 mm of rain.
Rain can help alleviate dry conditions in the city. So far this month, just under 9 mm of rain has fallen in Ottawa and the ban on open fires remains in force. Firefighters responded to a 30-degree fire in Cumberland on Saturday.
Expect more rain and a possible thunderstorm on Sunday evening and Monday morning, with the lowest temperature of 14 C, approximately twice as high as the usual low temperature at this time of year.
Monday’s forecast predicts rainfall and a possible thunderstorm with a maximum temperature of 22 degrees.
Chance of precipitation is also expected for Tuesday, with temperatures dropping to just 11 degrees.
The forecast for Wednesday is sunny with a maximum of 18 degrees, which is closer to the seasonal norms.
HEAT FROM OTTAVA LAST WEEK
May 11: 28.4 C (26.8, 2001)
May 12: 30.5 C (27.6, 1992)
May 13: 30.3 C (28.2, 1985)
May 14: 31.2 C (30.7, 2004)
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