The first significant snowfall to hit the Vancouver region in more than two years is causing widespread transit delays and has prompted several school closures, including the shutdown of a university campus.
Environment Canada issued a weather warning early Monday, predicting up to five centimetres of snow for much of the south coast as well as southeastern Vancouver Island. The Island warning was lifted later in the morning.
Matt MacDonald, a meteorologist with Environment Canada, said the snow would let up by the afternoon but that a stronger storm was forecast to move in
by mid-day on Thursday. MacDonald said the previous two winters saw only a single instance of light snowfall in the Vancouver area. The most recent significant amount of snow to hit the Lower Mainland was in late February three winters ago, when the region saw 23 cm of the white stuff, he added.
Chilly temperatures are expected to stick around for the next few days, until a second bout of snow arrives later in the week, he said.
http://www.macleans.ca/news/vancouver-region-braces-for-rare-snowfall/
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