You’re not wrong: it’s cold out there.
The Arctic air that’s settling over B.C. has brought cold temperatures to the whole province — and Metro Vancouver isn’t escaping.
Though we’re not going to come anywhere near the -24 C that’s being experienced in Prince George as we speak, New Westminster folks woke up to one of the coldest mornings in quite some time, with -4 C temperatures that feel like -8 C.
The Weather Network reports that it’s expected to warm up to just 0 C today, with northeasterly winds continuing to bite through and make it feel like -5 C. Expect it to get even colder tonight, as the mercury drops to -7 C with a windchill of -13 C.
We’ll start tomorrow morning (Friday) with temperatures of -6C, feeling like -11, warming up finally to 1 C in the afternoon under mainly sunny skies (but still feeling like -1 C).
As for the weekend? Well, if you’ve been tuning in to weather forecasts this week, you’ll already know what I’m going to say. Yes, we’re expecting snow on Saturday, with light snow in the afternoon and more snow in the evening (up to about 10 cm all told).
Sunday will see mixed precipitation as the temperatures warm up to 4 C, with another 1 to 3 cm of snow possible — the same pattern we’re likely to see into the early parts of next week, with possible mixed precipitation again both Monday and Tuesday.
So keep those mitts and hats handy for awhile yet. Maybe we really are in for an extended winter, just like Shubenacadie Sam said.
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