Temperatures across all of British Columbia have been well below seasonal for the past few days, with gusty winds adding to the bone-chilling conditions.
Vancouver saw its coldest windchill, -24, since 1968! Downtown Victoria even reached a long-standing record, seeing a daytime high of only -6.6°C — the first time since 1972!
With temperatures still below seasonal heading into the work week, although slowly moderating, the next low-pressure system to bring messy weather to the province is already on deck.
The system will begin as snowfall or a wintry mix for all locations.
Conditions are forecast to deteriorate overnight into Wednesday morning all across the South Coast with temperatures stubbornly remaining at or below the freezing mark.
There’s still some uncertainty about the track of the developing low-pressure system. If the low tracks across Washington State, the entire South Coast is facing a 10-20+ cm snowfall event, with little mixing or rain through the day on Wednesday.
A track further north, like in the image below, will substantially increase the risk of freezing rain and ice pellets.
Areas north of the Fraser River are likely to stay as all snowfall, making travel up the S2S Highway treacherous. Vancouver Island will have difficult travel as well with heavy snowfall across the eastern and central regions of the island.
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There’s lots of uncertainty with precipitation type for Greater Victoria, but it’s likely to start as snowfall or a wintry-mix before transitioning to a cold rain.
Stay with The Weather Network for more updates and information on your forecast in B.C.