Get those shovels ready, Victoria!
According to Environment Canada, snow could begin falling in Victoria as early as next week.
As of this publication, there is a 50% chance flurries could replace rain drops on Monday, November 7th.
And while the weather agency says it could rain showers or flurries, there is only a 40% chance of precipitation in either form.
In addition, Tuesday November 8th, has a 30% chance of flurries or rain showers with temperatures dropping to a very cold -2°C.
But let’s not get ahead of ourselves, before we get to next week, southern Vancouver Island is dealing with another special weather statement that is expected to arrive today.
According to Environment Canada, an atmospheric river is expected bring heavy rain and strong winds to parts of the south coast on Thursday night and Friday.
The weather agency says the rain is expected to develop Thursday afternoon and intensify into the night.
As much as 30 to 70 mm of rain is expected to fall while westerly wind speeds will hit 40-60 km/h gusting to 80 km/h in some areas such as Victoria on Friday afternoon.
Winds are expected to ease early Saturday morning.
Some precipitation could fall as wet snow over higher elevations, including over the Malahat.
Environment Canada says this atmospheric river is expected to be similar in strength to what we saw on Sunday, October 30th.
