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This is the current conditions weather report for Waterloo. The report was made 55 minutes ago, at 03:00 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 16.7 kilometers per hour / 10 miles per hour from the westsouthwest (240°). The temperature was -7°C / 19°F, with a dew-point at -7°C / 19°F. The temperature felt like -13°C / 9°F. The atmospheric pressure was 1014 hPa / 29.91 inHg. The relative humidity was 79%. The skies were partly cloudy.

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada is the smallest of the three cities in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, and is adjacent to the larger city of Kitchener.

Kitchener and Waterloo are often jointly referred to as Kitchener-Waterloo (K-W), or the twin cities, although they have separate municipal governments. There have been several attempts to amalgamate the two cities (sometimes with the city of Cambridge as well), but none has been successful.

The reported population for the city can vary widely depending on how temporary residents at Waterloo's two universities are counted. At the time of the 2001 census , Waterloo had a population of 86,543. That number does not include post-secondary students who are temporary residents.

The main campuses of the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University are located in Waterloo. Kitchener-based Conestoga College also has a Waterloo campus, located at the former University Heights Secondary School on University Avenue near Weber Street.

Sites of interest
In Waterloo:
Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery
Elliott Avedon Museum & Archive of Games
Earth Sciences Museum
RIM Park
Waterloo Park
Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex
Laurel Creek Conservation Area
University of Waterloo
Wilfrid Laurier University
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
Centre for International Governance Innovation
The Shops at Waterloo Town Square
Conestoga Mall

Nearby:
St. Jacobs
Waterloo Regional Children's Museum
Doon Heritage Crossroads
Joseph Schneider Haus
Woodside National Historic Site
Wings Of Paradise
African Lion Safari
Stratford Festival of Canada

Events & festivals:
Ice Dogs Festival - February
Waterloo County & Area Quilt Festival - May
Uptown Country Festival - June
Canada Day Fireworks, Columbia Lake Fields - July 1
Uptown Waterloo Jazz Festival - July
Waterloo Busker Carnival - August
CAFKA: International Biennale of Contemporary Art - September
Royal Medieval Faire - September
Oktoberfest Parade - October
Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest: the largest Oktoberfest celebration outside of Germany - October
Santa Claus Parade - November
Wonders Of Winter (festival of lights) - December

The city's total population at the end of 2005—with over 20,000 non-resident post-secondary students included—was 113,100.

Area residents pronounce Waterloo with the stress on the last syllable (water-LOO).

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