Environment Canada has issued a special statement with wintery weather here until Wednesday.

A cold, unstable air mass is bringing a risk of snow down to sea level. Accumulations will be highly variable over short distances.

The weather agency says 4cms of snow or less could be expected in areas near sea level, and possibly more over higher terrain, including the Malahat Highway, inland areas of Vancouver Island, and the North Shore on the Mainland.

The Sea to Sky Highway north of Squamish and including Whistler is forecast to receive as much as 15 centimetres by this evening.

For information for your area, visit Environment Canada.