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Are we skipping spring this year?

Environment Canada’s forecast is for some decidedly April-like showers to wind down the week and a wintry weekend snowstorm.

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It’s still days away, but the rival Weather Network is predicting Ottawa will need umbrellas for 10 to 15 mm of rain Thursday and 5 to 10 mm Friday.

Then, the broadcaster warns, it’s back to shoveling Saturday with 10 to 15 cm of snow. In their outlook, Sunday is even messier with about 10 cm of snow and 10 to 15 mm of rain. Capping off the fun is the prediction of another 10 to 15 mm of rain Monday.

UPDATE: ‘High-impact storm’ may hit this weekend, Environment Canada warns

For Wednesday, expect increasing cloudiness with southwest winds at 20 km/h gusting to 40 by afternoon and a high of 7 C.

A few showers or flurries are expected to start by evening as winds drop off and the low dips to 0 C.

On Thursday, Environment Canada predicts that the clouds will start rolling in by morning and then we can expect periods of rain and a high of 6 C. There’s a 60 per cent chance of overnight rain or flurries and a high of 1 C.

Friday’s forecast is for clouds, a 40 per cent chance of rain and a high of 7 C. Overnight, expect periods of snow and a low of -4 C.

Saturday’s outlook is periods of snow, a high of 0 C and a low of -3 C.

Sunday’s a toss up between whether it will be periods of snow or freezing rain with a high of 0 C and low of -1 C.

For Monday, expect periods of rain, a high of 4 C and a low of 0 C.