Cold weather temperature records came close to breaking Tuesday morning in Vancouver as a deep freeze enveloped many parts of B.C.'s Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley.
Temperature readings at the Vancouver International Airport registered minus 9 degrees, with a wind chill value of minus 19.
The cold readings were only three degrees off of a record low, minus 12.9 degrees, registered in 1985.
The arctic weather front embracing Metro Vancouver was predicted to remain until Thursday, when higher temperatures and moisture are expected to usher in precipitation and increased clouds.
Fraser Valley
The temperature sunk to a teeth chattering low of minus 10 in Agassiz Tuesday morning as Environment Canada issued an arctic outflow warning for the area.
The agency said winds gusting to 90 kilometres an hour would combine with the cold temperatures to produce wind chill values of minus 20 degrees over the Fraser Valley region.
The arctic air mass is moving north from Washington State.
Meanwhile, BC Hydro battled overnight to restore power to more than 15,000 households in area as a windstorm toppled trees and downed power lines.
