Vancouver may be in for some chillier nights this week, especially its inland communities.
V.I.A.'s Weatherhood, as well as Environment Canada, is predicting temperatures to drop to around 0 C for the next two nights, March 5 and 6.
For Wednesday, northwest winds may gust up to 40 km/h along coastal communities before easing up and clearing the skies overnight.
Thursday night's forecast also calls for clear skies, but with some precipitation in areas like South Vancouver, Killarney and Langara.
Environment Canada meteorologist Lisa Ervin told V.I.A. a "typical" frontal system made its way into coastal B.C. on Tuesday and the dry trend will persist through Friday with clouds to start rolling into the region.
Ervin said several storms heading south down the B.C. coast may arrive in the Lower Mainland on either Saturday or Sunday.
Vancouver to open overnight shelters
As a result of the predicted freezing temperatures, Vancouver officials are set to open eight extreme weather shelters overnight Wednesday and Thursday.
Shelters can be activated when temperatures are predicted to drop below or when it feels like 0 C with wind chill, according to the city's shelter and winter response strategy.
They can also open up when temperatures reach near 0 C with rainfall "that makes it difficult or impossible for those experiencing homelessness to remain dry."
Shelters open for the next two nights are as follows:
Directions Youth Services Centre
- 1138 Burrard St.
- Hours of operation: 10 p.m. to 8 a.m.
- Will provide overnight accommodation to 10 individuals (ages 13-24, all genders served)
Aboriginal Front Door
- 390 Main St.
- Hours of operation: 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.
- Entrance at 205 East Hastings St.
- Will provide overnight accommodation to 34 individuals (ages 19 and older; couples welcome)
The Salvation Army Belkin House
- 555 Homer St.
- Hours of operation: 9 p.m. to 7 a.m.
- Will provide overnight accommodation to 25 individuals (ages 19 and older)
- 18 men and seven (7) women
OPS Overnight EWR Shelter
- 141 E Hastings St.
- Hours of operation: 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.
- Access via front entrance
- Will provide overnight accommodation to 20 individuals (ages 19 and older)
Commercial-Hastings EWR
- 1726 E Hastings St.
- Hours of operation: 8:30 p.m. to 7:15 a.m.
- Site entrance is through the front gate
- Will provide overnight accommodation to 15 individuals (ages 19 and older)
Kiwassa Neighbourhood House EWR Shelter
- 2425 Oxford St.
- Hours of operation: 8:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.
- Site entrance is on the right side of the building (East facing)
- Dinner, breakfast, and snacks served.
- Will provide overnight accommodation to 20 individuals (ages 19 and older)
Marpole Neighbourhood House EWR Shelter
- 8585 Hudson St.
- Hours of operation: 9:30 p.m. to 7 a.m.
- Site entrance is through courtyard door (South facing)
- Will provide overnight accommodation to 30 individuals (ages 19 and older)
The Nest
- 320 Alexander St.
- Hours of operation: 8 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.
- Entrance at white gate. Ring buzzer for access.
- Will provide overnight accommodation to 20 individuals (ages 19 and older; transgender, gender diverse and two-spirit people only)
For more information, you can visit the City of Vancouver website.
With a file from Elana Shepert
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