White Christmas not in the cards for Greater Victoria this year, meteorologist says
“It looks like the Saturday night to Sunday period is when we could see some snow across Victoria and the South Island. A few centimetres is possible at this point,” said Environment Canada meteorologist Trevor Smith.“I have two dogs so they will always enjoy a white Christmas,” one woman told CHEK News Thursday. “I like how Victoria usually has one day of white, then back to this type of weather. I can handle that kind of weather.
For the so-called perfect Christmas, there would already be two centimetres of snow on the ground as the flakes fall, but there’s just a six per cent chance of that happening.Victoria’s last perfect Christmas in 2008 resulted in snow hanging around for days.Sign up for our newsletter to get breaking news and daily digests sent to your email.Fast forward to 2022 and many are trying to beat the Christmas — and snow — rush as stores stocking winter wares are busy.
It’s in the forecast for the weekend, but will the snow last until Dec. 25? The meteorologist knows, and he isn’t keeping the news to himself.
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