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The chill is gone, but flurries were expected for the Monday drive home.

Afternoon temperatures climbed to about –8 C after Monday morning’s bone-chilling –26 C low.

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But don’t get too complacent. A special weather statement remains in effect for Ottawa on Tuesday when a Colorado low is expected to sweep the province, bringing up to 10 cm of snow before switching to rain Wednesday morning.

“There may be a significant impact to travel Tuesday into early Wednesday morning,” Environment Canada warns. “The weather system responsible is a Colorado low that will affect much of the province.”

A forecasted 5-10 cm of snow begins in the morning with the high reaching -4 C.

Overnight into Wednesday, there’s expected to be snow or rain and a high of -2 C.

By Thursday, the mercury is forecasted to break zero before we’re back in the deep freeze with a low of -21 C by Saturday morning.

Monday morning’s commute — the first full school day after the Christmas holiday — proved painful for some with a variety of minor collisions on highways 416 and 417 and in the middle of the Champlain Bridge.

OC Transpo had cancelled a dozen trips although school buses were running on time.