Rainy Wednesday includes warning in western Quebec
Up to 30 millimetres of rain possible north, east of Gatineau
The Ottawa-Gatineau area's forecast calls for a rainy Wednesday, including up to 30 millimetres of rain possible north and east of Gatineau by Thursday evening.
There is a rainfall warning north and east of Gatineau calling for 20 to 30 millimetres from Wednesday afternoon until Thursday evening. The warning doesn't go as far west as Shawville.
Freezing rain warnings in western Quebec and west of Ottawa had ended by 9:45 a.m.
Special weather statements across eastern Ontario talk of 15 to 25 millimetres of rain Wednesday, then a temperature drop, wind and snow Thursday.
Ottawa, for example, is forecast to start Thursday around 3 C, get up to 5 C and then start getting colder and snowy in the afternoon on its way to an overnight low of –8 C.
Western Renfrew County and northern Hastings County could get five to 10 centimetres of snow Thursday.
English and French buses are not running in Renfrew County and in more northern areas of Hastings and Frontenac counties Wednesday.
Quebec schools are on their March break.