St. Paddy's weather report: sun, cloud, chance of flurries

Your St. Patrick’s Day Sunday looks clear and cold. Just like your beverage of choice.

Sunday will be somewhat true to it’s name; mainly sunny, with cloud periods in the morning and afternoon.

The early morning temperature was -9 C, but it will feel much colder thanks to a wind chill of -14 C. There’s a fun 40 per cent chance of flurries too.

Luck of the Irish, huh?

If the sun wins the battle against the clouds, it should warm up slightly, to a Sunday high of -2 C.

Those brave (or foolish) enough to venture into the great outdoors today, be it for recreation or recreational beverages would be wise to bundle up in layers of green clothing.

Have we talked about the wind yet? Looks to be gusting from the west, 10 km per hour this morning and increasing to 20 km per hour this afternoon.

Your Monday forecast looks fully sunny, -1 C but with a windchill of -16 C. Could this be the last below freezing day? Not likely, but we are due for a break. Tuesday through Friday calls for temperatures above zero, with a high on Thursday of 8 C.

And the days are getting longer. Today, the sun rose at 7:12 a.m. and will set at 7:11 p.m.

Enjoy your twelve hours of daylight today, Ottawa. Use them wisely.

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