The past few months saw frigid temperatures and extreme weather across Metro Vancouver.
The region broke multiple cold weather records, had its third-snowiest November, and was one of the coldest places on earth over the past year.
Metro Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»is also in its third consecutive La Niña winter, which has resulted in heavy snowfall, slippery ice, and localized flooding.
The white winter wonderland that blanketed Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»also brought public transit delays, flight and ferry cancellations, and commuter chaos with it. Others, however, managed to find fun in the snow.
Metro Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»weather forecast for January 2023
Though the year kicks off with a chance of flurries, the remainder of January promises warmer weather.
Environment Canada meteorologist Alyssa Charbonneau tells Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» that the first few weeks will see near-seasonal temperatures and drier weather before leading into above-normal precipitation and warmer-than-normal temperatures.
"Not a lot of snow but maybe some more kind of wet and mild weather in the middle part of January," she says.
Charbonneau notes that she doesn't see a big cold outbreak similar to the Arctic outflow that dropped temperatures down to freezing -11 C.
She also points out that the La NiÅ„a which brought a colder winter to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»may fizzle out.
"There is a chance of the La Nina transitioning to a neutral phase somewhere between January and March of 2023. We're seeing that effect of blending and [the La Nińa] potentially fade in the new year."
Though she can't say for sure, the forecast for the month indicates a warmer-than-normal January.
