A lot of rain could fall on hard, frozen ground in western Quebec starting Tuesday evening.
A rainfall warning, which roughly starts east of Shawville, calls for up to 40 millimetres of rain by Wednesday night that the ground won’t have much ability to absorb.
Thursday’s return to more seasonal temperatures could quickly freeze that water and there could be a few centimetres of snow atop all that.
Gatineau was –3 C at 6 a.m., then forecast to get to 5 C Tuesday, stay above zero overnight and peak at 4 C Wednesday before dropping Thursday, particularly Thursday night.
It’s a similar outlook for Maniwaki, albiet with a colder Wednesday night.
Freezing drizzle advisories have started to lift in eastern Ontario Tuesday morning after a sloppy day yesterday.
English and French buses in eastern Ontario are running Tuesday in Ottawa and Renfrew County. They’re cancelled under STEO, CTSE and Tri-Board.
In Ottawa, which is forecast to get 15 to 25 millimetres of rain by Wednesday night, a city roads manager told CBC Radio’s Ottawa Morning it will be switching from managing ice to focusing on drainage.
Bryden Denyes asked people to clear catch basins to help drainage and to contact 311 if they need help with that clearing.