February 2026 Forecasts and Discussions

[Abby_wx]

What is winter?

Dec-Jan-Feb?
Dec 21st - Mar 20th?
October 1st to April 30th?

I personally use the 3rd definition since November and March can be legitimate winter months, often being colder than February. Might as well just throw in October and April for good measure. May is kind of irrelevant as far as YVR is concerned, but you can add it in just in case.

My weather station resets snowfall totals on June 1st, so anything that falls from June 1st to May 31st gets counted in the winter total.

[Typeing3]

12z GFS ensembles:

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12z ECMWF ensembles:

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12z GEM ensembles:

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[HarrisonSasquatchWx]

3.8cm of snow on April 10th, 1983 @ YVR.

I remember that slushfall Tbud l was living in Port Moody at the time did we also have a decent thunderstorm roll across the north shore mountains in February as well l remember it was evening and seeing several flashes to the NW.

[Typeing3]

What is winter?

Dec-Jan-Feb?
Dec 21st - Mar 20th?
October 1st to April 30th?

I personally use the 3rd definition since November and March can be legitimate winter months, often being colder than February. Might as well just throw in October and April for good measure. May is kind of irrelevant as far as YVR is concerned, but you can add it in just in case.

Trace of snow recorded @ YVR on May 6th, 2002!!

[PortKells]

It does look like something is brewing for the 20th on the AIFS.

[HarrisonSasquatchWx]

Trace of snow recorded @ YVR on May 6th, 2002!!

l believe we had frost as well that year on my birthday May 10th in Maple Ridge..

[Typeing3]

l believe we had frost as well that year on my birthday May 10th in Maple Ridge..

Min temps in Pitt Meadows

May 6, 2002: 0.5c
May 7, 2002: -1.0c
May 8, 2002: 1.9c
May 9, 2002: 0.5c
May 10, 2002: 0.5c
May 11, 2002: 2.3c

[Typeing3]

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[Hawk]

What is winter?

Dec-Jan-Feb?
Dec 21st - Mar 20th?
October 1st to April 30th?

I personally use the 3rd definition since November and March can be legitimate winter months, often being colder than February. Might as well just throw in October and April for good measure. May is kind of irrelevant as far as YVR is concerned, but you can add it in just in case.

My weather station resets snowfall totals on June 1st, so anything that falls from June 1st to May 31st gets counted in the winter total.

I consider it "Winter" locally from Nov 1-Mar 1. This is realistically when the ingredients are there to snow, although rare. This year it was a rainy winter
After Mar 1, we are racing against time and any snow chances quickly drop, like the Canucks plummet to the basement

[Hawk]

Trace of snow recorded @ YVR on May 6th, 2002!!

I was at the PNE..seriously large, wet flakes for a cupla minutes..i couldnt believe it

[PortKells]

Annnnd just like that, the 12z gfs says no to the snow on Feb 21
I'm sure gfs will slide snow back in there in the next few runs though

The aifs is the one to watch and it’s latched on.

[PortKells]

Last three runs:

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[AbbyJr]

Last three runs:

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Unfortunately, it's still in the 300hr+ range. But it's nice to see and there is ensemble support.
Maybe we can score a low elevation snowfall after all?

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[AbbyJr]

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We don't need extreme cold for low elevation snow.

#february2018
#march2002

[HarrisonSasquatchWx]

Last three runs:

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Last kick at the can for sure.