Are you dreaming of a white Christmas in Vancouver? Or do you dread the prospect of another snow calamity in our otherwise rainy West Coast city and prefer to have a green Christmas instead?
According to Environment and Climate Change Canada meteorologist Matt Loney, it’s difficult to be 100% confident in the outlook of precipitation so far in advance, as Christmas is still two weeks away. Still, the early models show that chances are not good for snow lovers.
“The ingredients won’t be around for any snow, for the Lower Mainland or for sea level,” Loney said.
Adding, “the chances of a white Christmas are pretty small for the Lower Mainland.”
“A near 0% chance of a white Christmas for both the Lower Mainland and Southern [sections], sea level areas of the Northern Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island.”
But what about the short term? The North Shore is still sitting pretty for snowfall between now and the holidays, but the flurries will likely not fly on City Hall. With the temperature still above zero, the next seven to 10 days look to be playing out in a fairly consistent manner for lower elevations, despite earlier hints that it might be snowing even as early as this weekend.
“We’re not going to see any incursions of arctic air from the north. It does look like the Pacific storm track will be active, which is not unusual for this time of year, of course, but we’re not expecting, for example, lowland snow or anything of that nature,” Loney explained.
But things can change, and things often do in BC’s South Coast! Loney said that if that does change, it’s better to be prepared just in case and always have an emergency kit in your car.
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