'Extreme cold warning' still in effect but -9 C forecast by Wednesday

Hang in there – after a record-setting cold snap, a single-digit high is on the way by Wednesday.
Ottawa awoke to -26 C and the forecast is for a gusty high of -12 C that will feel more like -36 with southwest winds at 20 km/h gusting to 40, Environment Canada predicts. The agency still has an extreme cold warning in effect.
Two to 4 cm of snow will have fallen by the time the mercury edges down to -16 C overnight.
For Wednesday, expect clouds and periods of snow beginning in the morning a