Wintry weather to hit B.C. with snow forecast for Lower Mainland [Video]

Winter is going to make its presence known across B.C. in the coming days.

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland starting Thursday afternoon and into next week.

“A Pacific cold front will strengthen and sweep down the coast (Wednesday night) and on Thursday, generating snow in the Central Interior (Wednesday) through Friday with snow in the Southern Interior Friday as well,” Global BC meteorologist Mark Madryga said.

Much colder Arctic air will flow southward through the Interior steadily this weekend, with most areas forecast to experience plummeting temperatures, Madryga added.

“There will be increasing South Coastal rainfall Thursday through Friday… the most in many weeks,” he said.

“Snow will fall in the Sea to Sky region (Squamish to Whistler) and over higher levels of Vancouver Island Thursday and on the North Shore Mountains Thursday night.”

The special weather statement includes most of …