Old Man Winter isn’t done with us just yet. While the forecast called for rain, parts of Greater Victoria woke up to an unexpected sprinkling of snow this Family Day.
Residents in areas like Fernwood, Langford and Bear Mountain took to social media to share their Monday morning footage of the white stuff falling from above.
Around 5 a.m., DriveBC webcams also showed snow accumulating on the Malahat—serving as a reminder for drivers to brace for winter road conditions, with winter-rated tires required along this route until March 31st.
Meanwhile, Environment Canada is calling for clearing skies Monday afternoon. But as temperatures dip in BC’s capital, a chance of flurries is in the forecast overnight tonight into Tuesday.
Looking back, the weather agency says February 21st, 1993, holds the record for the most snow fallen locally on this day in history (between 1941 and 2013)—with 14.4 centimetres.
Victoria woke up to a little snow. Residents will express their west coast lifestyle by being irked that mowing the lawn today will have to be postponed. #westcoast #bcstorm #yyj pic.twitter.com/pPB67MzlhM
— Jer 🇨🇦 (@BoozeDonkey) February 21, 2022
Today is one of those West Coast winter days where we will experience all 4 seasons in one ❄️ 🍁 🌿☀️.#yyj #yvr #BC #BCweather #snow #sun #rain #VictoriaBC pic.twitter.com/gPOmKZN8Bj
— Curtis Lindsay REMAX (@VicHomes4Sale) February 21, 2022
Not amused. Snow in Victoria Harbour visibility 1km #BCstorm #YYJ pic.twitter.com/r44qzFEvZJ
— CCSquareDanceVictoria (@SquareVictoria) February 21, 2022
Mother Nature is playing games with us again. We’ve had our share of snow but she decided we needed some more. Another #snowmageddon in #yyj #esquimalt pic.twitter.com/FI9t8T4Klb
— De Eenzame Fietser🇨🇦🇳🇱 (@mphahlen) February 21, 2022
