VANCOUVER – The primary snowy blast of winter in Metro Vancouver is anticipated to proceed with as much as 25 centimetres of snow predicted in some areas earlier than it’s carried out as we speak.
Setting Canada says to anticipate bands of snowfall and “localized heavy flurries” throughout the South Coast of British Columbia this morning after Sunday’s dump that blanketed a lot of the Decrease Mainland in white.
The company says in a Metro Vancouver snowfall warning that as much as 10 centimetres of contemporary accumulation was anticipated in a single day Sunday, and whereas the most important quantities will probably be at excessive elevations, different areas might nonetheless see “intense flurries.”
It says the snow is anticipated to taper off this morning however company meteorologist Alyssa Charbonneau says a plunging mercury might imply icy situations on roads as we speak.
Sunday’s first widespread snowfall of the season in Metro Vancouver created hazardous highway situations, with journey monitor Drive BC saying a number of autos spun out on Freeway 1 in North Vancouver.
Temperatures are anticipated to be 5 to eight levels Celsius under seasonal in Metro Vancouver this week.
Snowfall warnings have been additionally in place late Sunday for Howe Sound, the Fraser Valley, Sunshine Coast and west Vancouver Island.
Victoria and east Vancouver Island have been beneath a winter storm watch with the potential for snowsqualls bringing as much as 20 centimetres into Tuesday.
Excessive chilly warnings have been in the meantime in place for Yoho and Kootenay parks within the southern inside, and the Peace River and Dease Lake areas within the north of the province, the place wind chills might hit minus 45.
Characteristic picture: A person walks down the road throughout a snow storm in Vancouver on Sunday, February 2, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
