By The Canadian Press

WEATHER WATCH

Warnings as weather front blasts southern B.C. with rain and snow

Jan 6, 2026 | 8:04 AM

VANCOUVER — Southern British Columbia is being hit with a wet and wintry weather front that has brought drenching rain to Metro Vancouver and triggered rainfall and snowfall warnings across parts of the province.

Metro Vancouver is expecting up to 50 millimetres of rain, with a yellow rainfall warning in place for communities north of the Fraser River that also include Burnaby and Coquitlam.

The agency says a low snow level means communities at higher elevations, such as Burnaby Mountain, could see wet snow impacting roads, while the North Shore is expected to receive the heaviest precipitation.

The same system bringing rain to the Vancouver area is also triggering warnings for snowfall of up to 25 centimetres along the Sea to Sky Highway to Whistler, up to 30 centimetres on the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt, and 15 centimetres on the Malahat Highway on Vancouver Island.

Heavy snow is also expected further inland, with Highway 1 from Sicamous to Golden as well as Highway 3 from Grand Forks to Creston under warnings for up to 25 centimetres.

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The same amount is in the forecast for the east Kootenay region near Fernie, with most of the precipitation warnings around B.C. set to last into Wednesday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 6, 2026.

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