Temperature bumps above zero again today

It's the second of a two-day warmer spell, but colder air and snow will be back with us again soon.

Southerly parts of the regionshould be at or above zero from about noon until suppertime, with a high of about 2C.

It should just edge above freezing for a few hours further north and may not get into positive territory in Maniwaki.

The wind chill could make it feel like -10 in Ottawa around the time many are heading to work, more of a bite than the wind has up the Ottawa Valley.

Tonight's low is -12 C in Ottawa and-16 C in Pembroke and Maniwaki, the latter expecting a wind chill of about -24 that means a serious risk of frostbite for the unprepared.

Tomorrow we can expect a high of -5 C under mostly sunny skies with a similar low.

Potential late-week mess

Following that, it should snow on Thursday and periods of snow could last well into Friday.

Kingston could see some freezing rain or ice pellets as well and there's an Environment Canada special weather statement about this mix from Belleville to the Quebec border along the water.

Some areas could see 10 centimetres of snow or more.

The early outlook for the weekend, a mix of sun and cloud and temperatures that aren't too extreme, doesn't seem to offer any wrinkles for whatever plans you may have in the works.