Temperatures around Metro Vancouver have fallen overnight, making for icy conditions on local roads and sidewalks.
Crews across the region are preparing for another dangerous commute just hours after a chaotic snow day came to an end.
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Officials are warning this morning for drivers to slow down, leave plenty of time to get to where they’re going and make sure they have good tires before attempting the roads.
In Surrey, police are trying to determine if the weather played a role in an early morning crash on 136 Street, near 16 Avenue. A car crashed into a home but it is not known if anyone was injured.
Due to the weather conditions, all three Vancouver Christian School campuses are closed today. Carver Christian High School in Burnaby is also closed.
On Monday many schools were closed due to the snow conditions and the icy roads.
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Drivers became stuck in the snow and on hills as they spun out, both in the morning and the afternoon.
Ice bombs even fell from the Port Mann and the Alex Fraser bridges, damaging cars and shattering windshields.
WATCH: Yesterday’s snowfall lead to chaos on the roads, but icy conditions remain. Mark Madryga has a look at the upcoming forecast.
The next few days are going to be cold for Metro Vancouver and the Lower Mainland.
Colder Arctic air will sweep across the south coast with temperatures being five to ten degrees below normal and overnight lows reaching -5 C.
But more precipitation will fall Thursday morning and coupled with the cold temperatures, it means more snow is expected. It is too early to predict how much snow will fall at this time, however.
READ MORE: More snow possible for Vancouver and Lower Mainland Thursday following cold spell
Thursday will warm up as the day goes on and the snow will turn to rain or a mix of rain and snow.
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Vancouver’s first snowfall of the season -
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Timelapse over Vancouver’s snowy Jack Poole Plaza
The bitter cold that is expected over the next few days is raising concerns for Metro Vancouver’s homeless population.
Advocates are working with people living on the streets to make sure they’re more prepared for the conditions. While homeless shelters are available, the beds can be filled quickly.
People who spent Monday out in the cold say they were not ready for all the snow.
It wasn’t chaos everywhere however as parts of the eastern Fraser Valley didn’t receive any real accumulation.
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