Environment Canada issues snow alert for Tuesday night

ENVIRONMENT Canada says there is a snowfall warning in effect for:

  • City of Vancouver – including Burnaby and New Westminster
  • Metro Vancouver – northeast including Coquitlam and Maple Ridge
  • Metro Vancouver – southeast including Surrey and Langley
  • North Shore – including West Vancouver and North Vancouver

Snowfall, with total amounts of 10 to 15 cm is expected.

A moist Pacific front will move across the south coast tonight. Precipitation will be a mixture of rain and snow over lower elevations of Metro Vancouver while higher elevations and areas further inland will see accumulations near 10 cm with local amounts up to 15 cm. The snow will end by early Wednesday morning as the front moves to the south.

Be prepared to adjust your driving with changing road conditions. Visibility may be suddenly reduced at times in heavy snow.