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WEATHER UPDATES

Just to make it even more miserable, the temperature is dropping.

The rain is forecast to end Monday afternoon as the temperature drops to 6 C, and there’s a 30 per cent chance of evening showers and a low of 4 C.

Tuesday’s forecast is for increasing cloudiness in the morning, a 70 per cent chance of afternoon showers and a high of 8 C.

The forecast for Halloween night is a 30 per cent chance of showers or flurries and a low of zero.

The Rideau Valley Conservation Authority reported Monday morning that flows on the Rideau and its tributaries are continuing to rise. Low-lying areas are filling with water but residential flooding isn’t expected. What may be a problem is access to small communities along the Rideau near Kemptville but Parks Canada staff have adjusted dams to slow the rise in water levels.

Alex Cullen of the Belltown Neighbourhood Association reported that Ottawa River water levels are still well below last spring but that the run-off is creating drainage problems in the community west of Britannia. That includes sewer backups flooding basements in a row of townhouses at the foot of Kempster Avenue.

“We are still more than a metre and a half below last spring’s Ottawa River flood levels, so no fears there,” Cullen said.

TRAFFIC UPDATES

The roads are so bad that if you can stay home, you should, is the latest from Gatineau Police in a warning to residents of Gatineau, Buckingham and Masson Angers.