The weather forecasters were calling Thursday for a little more snow to fall in Chilliwack.
City of Chilliwack Operations crews were busy preparing for more of the frozen wet stuff this week, and are ready for another burst of winter weather.
The city trucks treated the roads with a salt brine mixture, with the telltale white stripes showing up on dry roads, and that will continue up to the weekend.
The roads have been dry during the recent cold spell, which is really good for the brine mixture. It has a chance to soak into the roadway and stick there when it’s dry, so it’s ideal, said staff.
One or two centimetres of snow arrived overnight Wednesday, with more expected on Friday.
A special weather statement Thursday went into effect at 5 a.m. from Environment Canada covering the Fraser Valley including Chilliwack, Hope and Abbotsford.
The brief interlude of dry and sunny conditions over the inner South Coast was set to end sometime Friday as a trough of low pressure moves southward. Temperatures are expected to rise above freezing in the afternoon, the snow will likely change to rain or become mixed with rain over most areas.
Snowfall amounts will be quite variable with the highest accumulations possibly reaching five to 10 centimetres by late Friday afternoon.
City crews have been hauling in salt and sand this week to prepare, so the sheds are full. The snow removal fleet has undergone servicing, and an Operations staff member has begun patrolling overnight.
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