By Dominic Abassi

10 cm of snow possible for Nanaimo region before arctic front moves out

Dec 17, 2016 | 12:19 PM

NANAIMO — It looks like Nanaimoites are going to have to deal with one last blast of snow before an arctic front sitting on the region finally blows away.

Environment Canada has issued another special weather statement, something that has become somewhat routine over the last two weeks.

“A Pacific front reaching the British Columbia coast tonight will spread snow to the south coast. Snow will continue through Sunday,” stated the bulletin, issued by the weather agency late Saturday morning.

Snowfall will vary widely depending on elevation, but the statement is calling for anywhere from five to 15 cm of snow in Nanaimo by Sunday evening. That’s when Environment Canada is calling for some relief from the arctic system that has been gripping much of the region for nearly two weeks.

The forecast high on Monday is plus 6 C. Rain is expected as well, which has the statement warning of potential flooding as rainfall mixes with melting snow.

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The mercury dipped to minus 10 C around 2 a.m. Saturday morning at Nanaimo Airport. Conditions felt like minus 12 C with the windchill, according to Environment Canada’s website. That’s nearing the record low of minus 15 C set in 1964, and is a full 10 degrees below the average for this time of year.