Lower Mainland Weather Central

[nname]

... and it will be sunny and cold again on Thursday

And from the forecast... snow fall amount from Tuesday Evening to Wednesday Afternoon:
Delta: 15 cm
Vancouver, Richmond: 15-20 cm
Surrey: 20 cm
Langley: 20-30 cm
North Shore, New West, Pitt Meadows, Maple Ridge: 25-35 cm
Burnaby, Tri-Cities: 30-40 cm

[SpongeG]

40 cm crikey

i hope i get home before it starts

[officedweller]

Interesting story on Seattle roads:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008551284_snowcleanup23m.html

[SpongeG]

up north in ft st john they never used salt - just sand

and in the spring we would rake all the sand off the lawn

the roads were never really bare in winter

[crazyjoeda]

Originally Posted by SpongeG

up north in ft st john they never used salt - just sand

and in the spring we would rake all the sand off the lawn

the roads were never really bare in winter

Thats cuz if gets so f-ing cold in extreme northern cities like Ft St. John that salt is no longer effective.

[mr.x]

Snowing crazily right now, I hope the forecast is wrong tomorrow (and for the next few days) about the rain.

[Canadian Mind]

How would road salt damage the ecology of puget sound, a salt-water body.

[DKaz]

We drove into work today with a plan to park at Coquitlam Station and take the WCE if it was beyond awful but apparently train 1 broke down at Port Moody Station backing up trains 2 and 3 behind it so there goes that plan lol... the drive was fairly uneventful otherwise. Traffic was a bit slow and but volumes were light. I wish people didn't feel like driving half the speed limit in the left lane.

Walking in the snow proved to be a bit of a nightmare, especially crossing the streets across high banks of snow from the snow plows and dealing with drivers who think they don't have to stop for pedestrian because of the snow.

The wife and I are taking off to Ainsworth Hot Springs tomorrow morning so. =D Nothing like bathing in hot water with cold air all around.

[mr.x]

Wow, there has to be 50 cms of this white stuff since last week....it's gonna be a huge mess when it starts raining.

[mr.x]

[Metro-One]

I am guessing that is the number 1, but where? Abbotsford or Surrey? Already raining in Victoria.

[mr.x]

^ between Abbotsford and Chilliwack.

[NightHawk]

It's actually near Bradner Rd between Abbotsford and Langley.

[SpongeG]

15 minutes ago - and still coming down heavy - they say another 10-15 cm by the end of the night

[NetMapel]

Ok I'm sorry guys. I moved back to Vancouver from Toronto this year after having finished university. I brought Ontario's weather with me to BC

[mr.x]

The flakes at UBC are the size of quarters. I've never seen flakes so huge. And there's so many of them. o_o

[CLC]

Sure it's a lot of snowfall for few days, but no way it is as intense as some record set in mid-199x, when 46cm (Vancouver airport) fell in less than 24 hours

Translink buses overall did a good job today in City of Vacouver , as I took all of three most used bus this morning (20, 9, 99). The 20 is extreme frequent as it is all served by 40feet bus and terminated to 54th, in my 20 minutes ride I counted as much as 12 buses passed in the opposite direction!

[mr.x]

Line up for the Expo Line SkyTrain at Broadway Station




VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - One look at the traffic cameras on our website will confirm that heavy snow is making a mess of the roads, impacting transit on Christmas Eve. Here's the latest update from TransLink (as of 3 PM):

SKYTRAIN - is operating on its Snow Plan, which means longer trains, each attended by a SkyTrain Attendant. The most recent crisis -- a tree, falling into the guideway between Nanaimo and 29th Ave Stations -- has been dealt with: the tree has been chopped up and removed. We can expect weather-related service delays throughout the afternoon and evening, but trains are moving. The Millennium Line is running "segregated" from the Expo Line, which means trains are running VCC-Clark to Columbia, then turning around; this improves service on both lines.

ON THE BUSES - There are spot delays in places: some routes are not going the full distance, such as the #20, terminating at 54th Ave. loop and not going to Harrison Loop because the hill is too treacherous. The #16 is not travelling on Renfrew at all, because of the monster hills on the route towards 29th Ave. Station.

Buses are losing traction on 10th Ave. between Alma and Blanca (UBC). 40' buses are being used instead of the 60' articulated buses until city crews can get the road plowed and/or sanded.

Most North Vancouver routes are on their regular routes now, except for the 210, which is omitting anything north of Dempsey

West Vancouver Blue Bus is on Snow Route throughout. The #257 Horseshoe Bay Express is running along Marine Drive to Horseshoe Bay and is NOT GOING TO THE FERRY TERMINAL but is turning around at Marine Drive and Nelson.
Service to and from Vancouver is off-schedule, but is running.

The #253 Caulfeild is terminated.
Buses going to SFU are only going as far as Production Way Station or Hastings and Duthie, and shuttles are bridging the gap to and from campus.

Bowen Island Community Shuttle is cancelled due to road conditions

WEST COAST EXPRESS will run this afternoon. It's on Christmas Eve schedule, leaving Waterfront Station at 1pm, 3pm, 4:20pm, 5:30pm, 6:20pm, with TrainBuses at 7 & 8pm

Please remember to dress for the weather and expect long waits at bus stops and on SkyTrain platforms.

[deasine]

That looks gross. Thank god I'm home.

[SpongeG]

i heard skytrain was a mess

the Lougheed mall was pretty busy considering

the north road area is suffering from a power loss - snow on power lines or something brought some lines down - so some intersections and blocks have no power

looks like its turned to rain now - no big flakes but still stuff coming down