For the first time since the winter of 1982, B.C.’s winter season is experiencing spring weather in winter, with the expectation that it will remain snowless. However, other Canadian cities like Toronto and Southern Ontario are being blasted with snow. Reports from December of 2025 said that communities all over B.C. have been breaking national heat records, Bella Bella was the warmest with 19.5 degrees celsius on Feb. 4. December 2025 was the first month to see new record temperature highs. Vancouver broke a 13.3 degree record from 1962, hitting 15.7 degrees celsius, and a 13.3 degree record in Pitt Meadows from 1939 warmed to 15.2 degrees celsius this year.
Favourable temperatures have enabled the Grouse Grind trail on Grouse Mountain to open earlier, the usual time being between April and May. Stanley Park has witnessed joggers, bees pollinating, and cherry blossoms already starting to bloom. Bob Sekhon, an Environment Canada meteorologist, told CBC News about the unusually warm weather.
“The mild conditions are being driven by repeated ridges of high pressure, creating stable air over B.C., resulting in winter weather only lasting for a week or two in many parts of the province.”
Veronica is a Staff Writer at The Cascade. She loves to travel and explore new places, no matter how big or small. She is in her second year at UFV, pursuing the study of Creative
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