Image: Mike Vanden Bosch / PML / Environment Canada is calling for 2-4 centimeters of snow to fall on Saturday, Dec. 17. Subzero daytime temperatures will start on Sunday and linger for several days.
Snowfall expected

Environment Canada calls for very light snowfall on Saturday in Chilliwack

Dec 16, 2022 | 10:26 AM

CHILLIWACK — While it’s unclear whether Environment Canada’s latest forecast calling for snow will materialize like its last two missed snowfall projections, it’s clear subzero temperatures during the day will certainly arrive this weekend.

According to a Friday morning (Dec. 16) forecast, the national weather agency is calling for flurries and snowfall accumulations of between 2-4 centimeters.

Saturday temperatures will barely exceed the freezing point with a forecast mark of only 1 Celsius. Nighttime temperatures will hover around -3, Environment Canada said.

Colder weather is expected Sunday as temperatures will only approach -3; much colder weather is set for Monday with a frigid daytime high of -8.

Snow is forecast for Sunday and Monday. Environment Canada has since indicated, in a special weather statement, that up to 10 centimeters of snow could fall on Saturday night and into Sunday.

“Saturday night through Sunday, an arctic front from interior BC will move across the south coast and bring a period of heavy flurries to the region,” Environment Canada said in a weather statement. “Recent model guidance indicates total snowfall amounts near 10 cm are likely for the Fraser Valley, Howe Sound, Whistler, and the Sea to Sky highway.”

With the passage of the arctic front on Sunday, Environment Canada anticipates strong outflow winds will bring in cold arctic air and temperatures falling 5 to 10 degrees below seasonal average.