Vancouverites battle cold temperatures along Hornby Street Wednesday morning.
METRO VANCOUVER - Downtown Vancouver is awash with the white stuff as an Arctic front continues to bring freezing temperatures and snow today to Metro Vancouver and parts of British Columbia's south coast.
In an update this morning, meteorologist Mark Madryga said the western part of the Fraser Valley will receive about 5 cm of snow and is being hit with northeast winds up to 60 km/h that could make it feel as cold as -24 C outside.
Const. Ian MacDonald of the Abbotsford police department cautioned drivers to avoid Vye Road and Highway 11. At 8:45 a.m. he tweeted those routes had bumper-to-bumper traffic and challenging conditions.
Metro Vancouver is -6 C in parts right now and might see up to 2 cm of snow beginning early this morning and ending this afternoon Madryga said.
In an update this morning, meteorologist Mark Madryga said the western part of the Fraser Valley will receive about 5 cm of snow and is being hit with northeast winds up to 60 km/h that could make it feel as cold as -24 C outside.
Const. Ian MacDonald of the Abbotsford police department cautioned drivers to avoid Vye Road and Highway 11. At 8:45 a.m. he tweeted those routes had bumper-to-bumper traffic and challenging conditions.
Metro Vancouver is -6 C in parts right now and might see up to 2 cm of snow beginning early this morning and ending this afternoon Madryga said.
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Watch the first snow in Vancouver in 2012. The snow white delight in
city streets and parks looks good and is welcome by some but not
everyone. A lot of Vancouverites prefer the white stuff in the
mountains. Mostly for practical reasons they prefer the rain in the
city. Sometimes they don't like it in town because then they can't brag
to other Canadians about how mild their winter weather is in comparison.The fact is that it does snow in Vancouver. The average snowfall as measured at the Vancouver International Airport area in Richmond BC is around 30 centimeters or one foot per year. And Richmond is practically at sea level.
At the higher lying areas of Vancouver City and the other municipalities of Metro Vancouver the snowfall can be significantly greater.
Luckily the snow doesn't cover the city streets for very long and usually melts within a week or less after it falls down.
