Two separate storm programs throughout Canada are bringing transient intervals of heavy snow, inflicting messy commutes for drivers and slicking up the sidewalks.
In B.C., the areas of Metro Vancouver, the Sunshine Coast and components of Vancouver Island are under snowfall warnings from Environment Canada. The warnings, which have been in place since late Monday, say a further 2 to 10 centimetres of snow is expected.
The snow is brought on by a low-pressure system moving inland off the Pacific Ocean. The temperatures are hovering round 0 levels Celsius, which creates moist, heavy snow that’s “good for snowballs,” in keeping with CTV’s Your Morning meteorologist Kelsey McEwen on Tuesday.
Within the Larger Victoria area, about 5 to 10 centimetres of snow fell in a single day Monday and continued into Tuesday morning, Surroundings Canada’s web site reads.
A variety of B.C. roadways closed Monday permitting crews to clear the snow.
That is the second wintry blast the area has seen within the final week, with the first passing over the weekend causing cancellations and delays to flights and power outages to approximately 80,000 customers.
The storm system has damaged snowfall data in some areas of the province for the month of February. Over the weekend, the Abbotsford space noticed 19.3 centimetres of snowfall Sunday, shattering the earlier Feb. 26 report of 6.6 centimetres set again in 1956, according to preliminary data from Environment Canada.
COLORADO LOW HEADING TO ATLANTIC CANADA
In Canada’s japanese provinces, most of southern Ontario is digging out from a storm that handed by means of Monday night.
The system, which originated in Colorado, introduced wind gusts of as much as 70 kilometres per hour and poor visibility to the night commute on Monday.
It travelled by means of southern Ontario bringing freezing drizzle, snow and complications for communities. The storm tapered off in a single day Monday for the Larger Toronto Space, because the system moved its approach in direction of the nation’s capital.
Ottawa residents wakened Tuesday to poor visibility with complete snow accumulations anticipated to be round 15 centimetres. At its peak, the storm will unload about 2 to 4 centimetres of snow per hour Tuesday morning for the Ottawa space till it tapers off later this afternoon, the Surroundings Canada web site says.
Southern Quebec is also anticipating the Colorado low storm system on Tuesday with Surroundings Canada issuing snowfall warnings.
Areas like Gatineau, Metro Montreal, Quebec Metropolis and the Laurentians can count on to obtain snowfall totals between 15 to twenty centimetres by means of the day.
Journey advisories and particular climate statements warn of difficult driving conditions Monday through Tuesday with a mixture of snow and ice and windy situations.
EXTREME COLD
The Colorado low is predicted to hit the Atlantic provinces by Wednesday bringing related snowy situations. As of Tuesday morning, Surroundings Canada has not issued any warnings or advisories for N.S., N.B. and P.E.I.
Nevertheless, Newfoundland and Labrador is under extreme cold warnings by Surroundings Canada. The areas of Nice Northern Peninsula, Deer Lake and Northern Peninsula East are experiencing wind chill values as much as -36 levels Celsius.
Parts of Nunavut are also under extreme cold warnings, with areas like Arctic Bay, Iqaluit and Resolute experiencing temperatures round -55 levels Celsius on Tuesday.
