Active AlertsSecret Cove, BC

Low-Elevation Snowfall for South Coast

When:
- This morning: Widespread risk.
- Wednesday morning: Local risk over higher terrain and inland sections.

What:
- Trace to 4 cm for areas near sea level.
- Near or possibly exceeding 5 cm over higher terrain including the Malahat Highway, inland areas of Vancouver Island, and the North Shore on the Mainland.
- The Sea to Sky Highway north of Squamish and including Whistler is forecast to receive 5 to 15 cm by this evening.

Hazards:
- Potential for challenging driving conditions. Allow extra time for travel.
- Prepare for sudden reduction in visibility in heavy flurries.

Remarks: A cold, unstable air mass is bringing a risk of snow down to sea level. Accumulations will be highly variable over short distances and will impact the morning commute today.

North of Squamish, precipitation is likely to remain as snow through tonight, generating higher total snowfall accumulations for the Sea to Sky Highway and Whistler.

Over Vancouver Island, inland areas and especially higher elevation roads are also at risk of wet flurries and additional accumulations continuing this afternoon.

The risk of flurries returns Wednesday morning but is likely to be confined to higher terrain.

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