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Had a surprise dump of snow around mid-day in Victoria. It only amounted to about 1/2" but still the best daytime March snowfall I've seen in this location. It also kept the daily temperature spread quite low at 38F/34F, not what I'd expect for this airmass.

Only 33F down here now. Most of our precip came in the form of hail with just a brief bit of snow at the end of it. Still enough to make everything turn white.

Just one step away from thundersnow.

Yikes, sounds like trees are starting to come down in Nanoose. That heavy band has just been hanging over there. Some parts must be approaching 6". This is from a few hours ago, seems like a very wet snow

Wow, snowing up near Shawnigan. Seems like the band is stalling out just north of here. Still have yet to see a drop of rain in this part of Victoria. I miss those surprise snowfalls, Victoria seems utterly incapable of getting in on this type of event.

Been watching the web cams up near Parksville, the Tigh-na-mara one at Rathtrevor Beach looks pretty cool: Absolutely dumping snow in Nanoose now -

Seems a little too far south with the placement. My parents sent these pictures, there's heavy snow over the Strait of Georgia now. There's probably several inches in that area by now, particular further from the water.

Just 100 miles north there's heavy sticking snow right beside the ocean. I'd never guess it looking at the conditions around here. Feels like spring with sun breaking through the clouds.

Heavy snow is working its way back into Nanaimo now. There was nothing there an hour ago.

Yeah, probably comparable to Feb 2017 if that were the case. There's legitimate cold air in the BC interior and even outflow coming out of the north coast. This pattern is just kind of stuck with nothing to drive it through the Fraser. Looks like the snow's starting to stick at sea level in Nanoose now:

My parents said it's snowing up in Nanoose now. Not even getting rain showers in Victoria, but it looks convective around Langford.

Looks quite snowy up around Comox. March has been such a dud month in Victoria. In the 8 years I've been at my current location I've only recorded about an inch of total accumulation. Definitely my least favorite month of the year weatherwise. I've got to start prioritizing vacations for this month rather than Nov - Feb. Seems like the main band is north of Campbell River now:

36F and snowing here in Victoria now.

Dumping snow in Port McNeill near sea level in Northern Vancouver Island:

Trachycarpus fortunei (windmill palm) can handle more extreme cold than a lot of the typical landscaping here. There are some growing in Bulgaria that have survived temperatures down to -17F. My palms breezed through the coldest day in decades this past January (average temperature 14F with brutal winds). In contrast several of our rhododendrons were freeze-dried to a crisp and might not survive. The remaining cordylines in the area were wiped out to the ground, but most were wiped out in previous years as they have hard 18F tolerance range. I've also noticed some very large eucalyptus trees that look completely dead, some in various precarious spots near the road.