Ottawa temperatures reach double digits for first time in 2025

Tuesday was the warmest day of 2025 so far, with the temperature reaching double digits.

Environment Canada says the temperature reached 10 C at noon. The forecast had called for a high of 9 C with a 60 per cent chance of showers.

The average high for this time of year is closer to 1 C.

The warmest it had been in Ottawa was on Feb. 24, when the high reached 5.8 C.

The hot spell will be short lived, as the temperature drops back to a chilly -12 C overnight. Wednesday’s high is -1 C with a few clouds.

But then it warms up again, with a forecast high of 6 C on Thursday under a partly cloudy sky.

Friday’s outlook is partly sunny with a high of 10 C, and double-digit highs are in the forecast for the weekend.