Environment Canada

05 Feb

Vancouver Faces Possibility of First Snow-Free Winter in Over Four Decades

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsCanadaAtmospheric Rivers, B.C. Weather, climate change, Environment Canada, Snow-Free Winter, Vancouver Weather

Vancouver (Rajeev Sharma): Vancouver has entered February without recording a single official snowfall at its airport weather station, raising the possibility that the city could experience its first snow-free winter in 43 years, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada. Meteorologist Ken Dosanjh said that while winter is not technically over, current forecasts show no immediate likelihood of sea-level snow in the region. If Vancouver remains snow-free until spring, it would mark the first such winter since 1982–83, he noted. Environment Canada attributed the unusually mild conditions to an unseasonably warm air mass, which also led to daily temperature records…

06 Jan

Freezing Rain Warning Issued Across GTA as Slippery Conditions Loom

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Toronto (Gaganjot Singh): Large parts of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) were placed under a yellow freezing rain warning on Monday as a complex mix of winter weather moved into southern Ontario, raising concerns over hazardous travel and icy surfaces. According to Environment Canada, precipitation began in the morning with patchy freezing drizzle before transitioning into freezing rain. The weather agency warned that freezing rain, at times mixed with snow or ice pellets, is expected to gradually change into rain or snow as a low-pressure system passes through the region. Areas closer to the Lake Ontario shoreline may experience minimal…