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Environment Canada's latest forecast shows Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­could see flurries the night before Christmas.

While The Weather Network predicted that it was highly unlikely, Environment Canada's latest forecastÌýshows Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­could see flurries the night before Christmas.
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Environment Canada's latest forecast shows Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­could see flurries on Christmas Eve. File photo Dan Toulgoet

While The Weather Network predicted that it was highly unlikely, Environment Canada's latest forecastÌýshows Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­could see flurries the night before Christmas.

Beginning Thursday, the Metro Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­weather forecast calls for a 60 per cent chance of showers with rainfall in the evening.ÌýSoutheast wind ofÌý30 km/h is expected in the morning except 50 km/h near the water late in the afternoon. While five to 10 millimetres of rainfallÌýare expected during the day, the forecast calls for amounts ofÌý15 to 25 millimetres at night.

Friday and Saturday's forecasts also call for showers, with daily highs of 8°C and 7°C respectively. Daily lows are expected to dip to 5°C and 6°C.Ìý Sunday is expected to see a mix of sun and cloud during the day while the evening is expected to see a 60 per cent chance of showers.Ìý

Monday's forecast calls for showers during the day, however, the evening low is expected to dip down to 1°C. As such, the forecast is calling for a 60 per cent chance of rain showers or flurries. Similarly, Christmas Eve day calls for showers, but the evening also calls for a chance of rain showers or flurries.Ìý

Metro Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Christmas ForecastÌý

While Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­offers a smorgasbord of holiday events, the cityÌýisn't likely to see snow on Christmas Day.

According to The Weather Network, the south coast of B.C. has the lowest chance of seeing a white Christmas across Canada. With that in mind, their forecast notes that there will be an abundance of snow on the mountain next week, which will be a boon for local ski resorts. However, the latest forecast from Environment Canada shows that Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­just might get its snowy Christmas, after all.Ìý

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