Vancouver Island following snowfall alert with moist snow prediction for Metro Vancouver

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Environment Canada states areas near sea level could anticipate 2 to 4 cm of snow Monday daylight.
Additional snow is on the approach for Vancouver Island and the South Coast on Sunday and Monday morning, according to Environment Canada.

Snowfall predicted in Vancouver on Monday and Sunday:

A snowfall alert is in force for all of Vancouver Island, including the Malahat Highway from Goldstream to Mill Bay.

“This system is moving across from northern Vancouver Island to southern Vancouver Island,” stated Environment Canada meteorologist Johnson Zhong. “Highways a bit further inland … by Campbell River could get up to 20 centimetres of snow.” Source – cbc.ca

He stated much of Vancouver Island will see five to 10 centimetres of snow in areas near the water and 10 to 15 centimetres interior.

A unique climate statement has also been declared for various of Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, Howe Sound and Sunshine Coast.

Two to five centimetres of snow combined with rain is anticipated in Metro Vancouver, Zhong said, but citizens in greater terrain like Coquitlam and the North Shore could view up to 10 centimetres by Monday daylight.

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“This is not Arctic air. It’s kind of a maritime cold mass, so it’s going to mostly be wet snow and at times a mixture,” he stated. Source – cbc.ca

Challenging road situations

With a wet snow prediction for Monday morning, motorists are being urged to accompany road situations and monitor for updates on DriveBC ere going to work.

“We’re not expecting large accumulations but just enough to make it kind of a little bit more of an inconvenience for commuting,” stated Darren Ell, the general manager for Mainroad Lower Mainland Contracting. Source – cbc.ca

He stated teams have been setting salt brine on the roads and are programmed to start turning once the snow begins to gather on Sunday night into Monday.