Picture This: Vancouver Island residents share their snow and cold weather photos

Picture This: Vancouver Island residents share their snow and cold weather photos
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Snow at Sugar Loaf Mountain Park in Nanaimo. (Linda Whittome).

Snow at Sugar Loaf Mountain Park in Nanaimo. (Linda Whittome).

Residents across Vancouver Island have bundled up as they get ready to brave a chilly week.

Snow fell across Vancouver Island Sunday with some areas getting a light dusting and others seeing more accumulation, including 3 centimetres in Qualicum Beach.

While there are no weather warnings in effect for Vancouver Island, temperatures have dipped. The high in Victoria today is expected to be 0 C with winds up to 15 km/h. There was a wind chill of -9 C in the morning and there is a 30 per cent chance of flurries overnight. The temperature is expected to drop down to -5 C overnight with a wind chill near -11 C and winds up to 15 km/h.

Nanaimo is expected to have a high of -1 C today with a wind chill near -10 C and winds up to 15 km/h. There is a 30 per cent flurries overnight with a low of -9 C and a wind chill near -14 C. Environment Canada’s forecast has Courtenay and Comox with a high of -1 C, with a wind chill near -7 C this afternoon and winds up to 15 km/h. The winds are expected to continue overnight with a low of -7 C and a wind chill near -14 C.

Despite the cooler temperatures, many are enjoying the snow and have shared their pictures with CHEK. Here are a few:

Dalena plays in the snow in Crofton, B.C. (William Sylvia).

Dalena plays in the snow in Crofton, B.C. (William Sylvia).

Olivia Sjoberg lost her tooth on the first snow fall in French Creek but that didn't stop her from making a snow angel. (Barb McInnes).

Olivia Sjoberg lost her tooth on the first snow fall in French Creek but that didn’t stop her from making a snow angel. (Barb McInnes).

Snow in Hilliers on Feb. 3, 2019. (Dianne Burrough).

Snow in Hilliers on Feb. 3, 2019. (Dianne Burrough).

Snow in Hilliers on Feb. 3, 2019. (Dianne Burrough).

Snow in Hilliers on Feb. 3, 2019. (Dianne Burrough).

Looking over the Strait of Georgia on Feb. 3, 2019 at the top of Mount Washington. (Hans Vavrik).

Looking over the Strait of Georgia on Feb. 3, 2019 at the top of Mount Washington. (Hans Vavrik).

Snow in Buckley Bay on Feb. 3, 2019. (Cynthia Columbus).

Snow in Buckley Bay on Feb. 3, 2019. (Cynthia Columbus).

Snow in Buckley Bay on Feb. 3, 2019. (Cynthia Columbus).

Snow in Buckley Bay on Feb. 3, 2019. (Cynthia Columbus).

Snow at Comox Lake. (
Yvonne Laviolette ).

Victoria resident Craig Fraser had some fun with the weather conditions as well, posting a humorous video on Facebook where he described the “terrible conditions” in the city on Sunday.

“It’s been snowing here for 15, 20 minutes, I’d say probably upwards of a half a millimetre by now. It’s chaos,” Fraser joked in the spoof disaster video.

The end is nigh…

Posted by Craig Fraser on Sunday, February 3, 2019

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