Freezing rain possible this evening

A special weather statement says periods of rain are expected to enter the Ottawa region late Wednesday afternoon and early evening.

Wednesday morning will be mainly cloudy with a 60 per cent chance of ice pellets. After that, a special weather statement for the region says freezing rain is possible this evening.

"Periods of rain are expected to enter the region late this afternoon or early this evening," the weather statement says. "However, it's possible that areas along the Ottawa Valley may begin as freezing rain and persist for several hours this evening before switching over to rain.

"There remains some uncertainty at this time as temperatures are expected to hover close to the freezing mark this evening."

There is a freezing rain warning in effect for most of western Quebec, including Pontiac, but not in Ottawa or Gatineau.