Heavy snow falls in Victoria on Feb. 21.
Although sunny conditions are forecast for Thursday on Vancouver Island, Greater Victoria, east and central Island areas should expect more snow overnight.
Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement just after 5 a.m. Thursday of a low-pressure system moving towards the B.C. coast and snow is expected to begin falling again early Friday morning.
Temperatures are expected to rise, however, with highs of nine degrees in Nanaimo and Campbell River, and eight in Victoria, but snowfall is expected to vary between two and 10 centimetres by late afternoon.
Environment Canada called for up to 10 centimetres of snow Wednesday night into Thursday morning, as heavy snow began falling around the capital in the afternoon.
WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS AROUND THE ISLAND
Drivers continue to deal with slippery road conditions on their morning commutes all over the Island.
Two vehicles wound up in the ditch on Sooke Road in the 3800 block Thursday morning.
A blue vehicle skidded over the two opposing lanes and off the road.
A blue vehicle skidded across Sooke Road into the ditch Thursday morning before 8 a.m.
Then around 8 a.m., another vehicle hit an icy patch and rolled into the ditch.
An ambulance was on the scene, but no serious injuries are reported.
A vehicle rolled over in the 3800 block of Sooke Road, one of two vehicles crews worked to remove from the ditch Thursday morning.
Drive B.C. is showing winter driving conditions on the Malahat from Goldstream Park to the summit, with slippery sections continuing north on Highway 1.
Highway 19 and 19A have slippery sections in both directions, along with Highways 28 in the central Island, Highway 4 from Port Alberni to the Pass Summit, Mount Washington Road and Head Bay Road.
Andy Neal
