The Metro Vancouver weather forecast has called for snowfall all week. So, Thursday, February 22nd’s exquisitely sunny skies are a welcome surprise.
With that being said, the sunny interlude won’t be sticking around long. In fact, the forecast calls for a 40 percent chance of snowfall later tonight. In addition, today’s temperature will fall from 2 degrees to -3 degrees overnight.
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Following this, the forecast sees warmer weather through the weekend, and the forecast doesn’t call for snow again until Monday night. Moreover, the weather won’t be extremely cold then, either. As a result, the snowfall could be a mix of rain and flurries.
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Vancouver Weather Alert
Environment Canada also released a weather alert for Metro Vancouver.
Special weather statement in effect for:
- City of Vancouver – including Burnaby and New Westminster
- Metro Vancouver – southeast including Surrey and Langley
- Metro Vancouver – southwest including Richmond and Delta
- North Shore – including West Vancouver and North Vancouver
Temperatures are expected to rise above freezing on Friday afternoon and therefore any snowfall from Thursday night will likely change to rain or become mixed with rain over most areas; however, snowfall amounts will be quite variable with the highest accumulations possibly reaching 5 to 10 cm by late Friday afternoon.
