B.C.’s South Coast saw a weekend and a Monday of wintry weather for most residents.
Aside from downtown Vancouver, where the heat from the city core kept the snow from collecting, other areas, such as the Sumas Praire, saw near whiteout conditions.
The snow brought down power lines in Burnaby, and as the snow got thicker, at UBC. By late Monday afternoon Vancouver Island had almost 15,000 BC Hydro customers without power, and there were some delays at Victoria and Vancouver International Airports.
Some areas of the Sunshine Coast and Vancouver Island will not have their power restored until Tuesday morning.
All this snow has made conditions on many of the highways treacherous as well. The Coquihalla Highway will be closed again on Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. between Hope and Merritt for avalanche control.
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WATCH: An aerial view of conditions on the Coquihalla on Monday:
Meteorologist Kristi Gordon said the end of the snowy weather is in sight however. Over the weekend regions such as Nanaimo and Comox had about 40 cm of snow fall, and weather watcher Rogers Pannett of Chilliwack said he recorded 52 cm of snow fell at his house.
Gordon said the snow was expected for the weekend, but a few factors made the conditions worse in some places. The first was that the storm system that moved through on Sunday stalled over the region when it was expected to move out, and second, the storm system on Monday was supposed to bring in warmer temperatures but the cold air just remained entrenched.
Gordon said this is one of the reasons it is so difficult to forecast snow for the South Coast as it can make the difference of one degree as to whether it will snow or rain.
On Monday night, some residents in the Fraser Valley and on the east side of Vancouver Island could see another 2 to 4 cm of snow fall, but most areas of the South Coast will see the snow changing to rain or mixed snow / rain by Tuesday morning.
During the transition Monday night and Tuesday morning there is still a risk of freezing rain, and Gordon said this could affect your morning commute. Follow Drive BC for updates.
Tuesday will see mostly clouds and cooler temperatures, but no snow.
GALLERY: Check out some photos of the snow from around the province:
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