Overview
- Environment Canada has extended its fog warning into Wednesday for parts of Metro Vancouver and inland Vancouver Island as near-zero visibility persists.
- The yellow-level alert covers most of Metro Vancouver—including Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond, Surrey and YVR—while excluding the North Shore, and includes the Port Alberni area.
- Vancouver International Airport is managing flights under low-visibility operations when visibility drops below 1,320 feet, which can lead to delays.
- Comox Valley Airport reports diversions, delays and cancellations across all three carriers, including at least six departures and four arrivals canceled on Jan. 18.
- Forecasters attribute the fog to a high-pressure ridge that lifts partly by day and reforms overnight, with improvement expected mid-week and a chance of flurries at higher terrain later in the week.