Environment Canada says an arctic air mass is bringing strong winds through the Whistler Valley and wind-chill values near -20 C while snow remains in Metro Vancouver
Much of British Columbia is thawing to seasonal temperatures, although arctic outflow warnings remain in place for some parts of the province.
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Environment Canada says an arctic air mass is bringing strong winds through the Whistler Valley and wind-chill values near -20 C while snow remains in Metro Vancouver, where temperatures are still below freezing.
All schools in Mission were closed Thursday, after some cities in Metro Vancouver received another dump of snow overnight.
Due to recent snowfall and ice concerns, school buses are unable to run so all schools are closed, Mission Public Schools said on its website.
Abbotsford School District said all schools were open Thursday, but with reduced bus service. All other school districts in Metro Vancouver appeared to be operating as usual.
Inland regions of the North Coast, including Terrace and Kitimat, are also under the same Arctic outflow warning as Whistler, with the weather office saying winds are expected to ease by Friday.
An extreme cold warning is also in place for Yoho and Kootenay national parks in southeastern, B.C., with Environment Canada saying wind chill values near -35 C are anticipated before temperatures moderate on Sunday.
The Village of Clinton, about 40 km northwest of Cache Creek, was listed as the coldest spot in the province as of Thursday morning at -34 C.
Kindakun Rocks in Haida Gwaii was the hottest spot in B.C. at 3.5 C.
With files from Postmedia