A special weather statement is in effect for Metro Vancouver. There is a potential for light snow and a risk of freezing drizzle during Tuesday morning commute.
Temperatures are forecast to rise Tuesday afternoon resulting in snow changing to light rain. For Metro Vancouver and western Fraser Valley, snowfall amounts near 2 up to 5 cm are expected on Tuesday.
The weather statement is also in effect for Fraser Valley, Malahat Highway, East Vancouver Island – Nanoose Bay to Fanny Bay, East Vancouver Island – Duncan to Nanaimo, and Inland Vancouver Island.
“The recent cold weather has primed the south coast for low elevation snowfall. A low pressure system will spin up over Vancouver Island producing periods of light snow and a risk of freezing drizzle beginning early Tuesday morning,” says the agency.
For inland areas of Vancouver Island, snowfall amounts of trace to 2 cm are expected.
