Vancouverites should brace for frigid temperatures ahead of the deep freeze that is expected next week.
While temperatures aren't expected to drop down as low as they will next week, they will feel significantly colder with windchill.
Starting on Wednesday (Dec. 14), Environment Canada calls for bright sunshine and a high of 5 C during the day followed by an overnight low of -3 C. However, the overnight temperature is expected to feel more like -7 C overnight as winds gust up to 20 km/h.
Following this, Thursday's forecast includes more sunshine and a high of 4 C but the morning will be chilly with a windchill of -7 C. Overnight, temperatures are expected to drop down to -2 C.
Friday is expected to offer a brief respite from the bitter cold, with temperatures staying above freezing overnight. On Saturday, however, the national weather forecaster calls for a 60 per cent chance of flurries throughout the day and night, with temperatures expected to drop down to -5 C.
The frosty, frigid weather is expected to carry through Sunday, with a 60 per cent chance of flurries expected throughout the day and temperatures plummeting to -6 C overnight.
Monday's forecast includes similar temperatures but periods of snowfall are expected overnight and into Tuesday.
Environment Canada meteorologist Trevor Smith told Vancouver Is Awesome that Vancouverites prepare for winter weather and have snow tires on the road if they plan to drive in inclement weather.
Metro Vancouver Weather Forecast
The Weather Network and Environment Canada call for below-average temperatures to kick off the winter season in Metro Vancouver following the snowiest November in over a decade.
Prior to the start of meteorological winter, there were a variety of temperatures throughout the fall, and taking an average temperature for the 90 days doesn't tell the complete story.
Instead, a closer look at the fall season in Vancouver shows that it was "volatile" and a "season of extremes," according to a new report.
