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Up to 25 cm of snow possible in Metro Vancouver

Environment Canada has announced that the parts of Metro Vancouver could see up to a whopping 25 centimetres of snowfall at higher elevations by Friday morning.
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Environment Canada is predicting that part of Metro Vancouver could see up to 25 centimetres of snow by Friday morning. File photo Dan Toulgoet

Environment Canada has announced that the parts of Metro Vancouver could see up to a whopping 25 centimetres of snowfall at higher elevations by Friday morning. 

The department tweeted about its latest prediction, noting that precipitation will begin late Thursday evening over Metro Vancouver. While it could start as rainfall, the forecast notes that it will change to snow later on. Inland areas (more than five to 10 kilometres from the ocean) could see snowfall accumulations of up to five centimetres by 6 a.m. on Friday. In comparison, seaside locations will only see trace amounts of snowfall. 

 

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Image: Environment Canada/Twitter

The forecast predicts that the snow will be wet, which means that there will be no blowing snow. However, meteorologists aren't sure when the rainfall will begin tomorrow. As such, they can't predict exactly how much snowfall will accumulate, since the amount depends on how early the rain begins. 

As a best-case scenario, Environment Canada calls for three to five cm of snowfall followed by 20 to 30 millimetres of rainfall. In a worst-case scenario, ten to 25 centimetres of snowfall could be followed by five to 10 millimetres or no rain. 

There is also a potential for power outages and tree damage.

Environment Canada is also calling for the chance of snowfall every day over the next seven days.

More snow is possible this weekend as a series of weather systems embedded in a cool northwest flow from the Gulf of Alaska moves ashore. Early next week, cold arctic air from the B.C. Interior will arrive on the south coast. 

 

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