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Metro Vancouver to see snow, freezing rain
The frigid temperatures B.C.’s South Coast has been experiencing are going to stick around for a couple of more days, with some dicey weather in the mix.
Don’t expect the mercury to get above zero anytime soon, as The Leader Spirit Meteorologist Michael Kuss says Tuesday will bring a new arctic blast as things slowly warm up.
“The arctic air is still in place for a couple of more days. The change comes Tuesday evening into Wednesday and with that change, it looks like we’re going to get precipitation, probably in the form of snow, but dangerously, potentially in the form of freezing rain as we start to see some of that warmer air filling in.”
Kuss explains areas could get anywhere from no snow at all to up to 10 centimetres.
The upside, he adds, is Monday and Tuesday won’t feel as cold as last Friday, which saw record-breaking lows.
While it’s good news if you don’t like the extreme cold, we’ll then be dealing with a mix of snow and freezing rain while things remain somewhat chilly.
“We aren’t just going to go straight back to warm air this week. It’s a transition,” Kuss said.
“The cold air remains locked in place into Tuesday, but as we start to see some of that warm Pacific moist air work back into the region, we are going to get precipitation and it could be a messy mix.”
Kuss touches on what the rest of the week will look like once the snow subsides.
“Be careful what you wish for. Yes, we will get back to seasonal by the end of the week and into the upcoming weekend, but that means grey and wet. Rain up ahead, temperatures not sweltering but back up into the mid-to-upper single digits.”
This past weekend, the cold led to burst pipes in a number of places. The emergency room at a hospital in Mission was flooded and caused water damage, while a hospice in Surrey had to move residents around because of freezing pipes, and a couple of restaurants in Vancouver were forced to close.
There was also water seen gushing onto the car deck on a BC Ferries vessel.
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