Parts of Metro Vancouver hit with rare April snowfall (PHOTOS)

The past 24 hours of weather have been anything but ordinary.

On Tuesday evening, the North Shore and parts of Vancouver were battered with thunder and hail, bringing several centimetres of slush onto local roads.

Lonsdale turn off is a mess with crashes right now. #northvan slow down!!! #Hailtorm #Bcstorm pic.twitter.com/aXgmRIycn1

— Mark Teasdale ★ (@MarksGonePublic) April 1, 2020

Holy hail Batman!! ~2cms worth of pea size hail at 20m ASL in #NorthVan #BCstorm pic.twitter.com/ysrBshHCRX

— Matt MacDonald (@meteo_matt) April 1, 2020

It just won’t stop! #BCstorm #LetItHail? pic.twitter.com/j7iKNWxS3d

— Matt MacDonald (@meteo_matt) April 1, 2020

Hail Big snow ball in North Vancouver 6:40 pm pic.twitter.com/YXSmRWJUlr

— 🇨🇦Dens (@Tom_1127) April 1, 2020

The bizarre weather didn’t stop there, however. On Wednesday morning, Environment Canada warned of snowfall across Metro Vancouver, calling for accumulation at elevations as low as 50 metres.

Snow is falling across parts of Metro Vancouver this morning at elevations as low as 50 metres. #BCStorm pic.twitter.com/lvDlK6ftfv

— ECCC Weather British Columbia (@ECCCWeatherBC) April 1, 2020

Although much of it has begun to melt, there was notable snowfall in Vancouver, Surrey, Delta, and Burnaby.

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Sadly, it was no April Fools joke.

Tasteless April Fool joke, snow in Vancouver: pic.twitter.com/BnygVQfHV8

— Ryan Cousineau (@rcousine) April 1, 2020

From a crazy Marble sized Hailstorm last night, to the first Snowflakes seen in April in Vancouver in 5 years. The last 14 hours have been awesome! #ShareYourWeather #bcstorm @ensembleator @weathernetwork @RandySmall @WestSeaWx pic.twitter.com/gejZYe4fZ5

— Brad Atchison (@Brad604) April 1, 2020

If I didn’t know it was March 32nd, I’d swear it was April 1st. Snow @SFU this morning #YVR pic.twitter.com/5D2pCfnDSQ

— Chris Doyle (@ensembleator) April 1, 2020

Ain’t no April Fools:
early-morning snow ❄️ on BbyMtn/SFU and into valley@MetBrett @JWagstaffe pic.twitter.com/NJ3yaEGC30

— Henry Lee (@henrylflee) April 1, 2020

A bit at my house in Delta too. pic.twitter.com/90E5qKzDv7

— Jay Akerley (@jayakerley) April 1, 2020

Snow in Surrey BC on April 1? Rare & no April Fools Joke. pic.twitter.com/HOtNnHrnE6

— RachelleB🌸🌼🌸😊 (@bekind2all12) April 1, 2020

Full on snow in newton (surrey) no rain here. Massive flakes. @MMadryga @PaulHaysom pic.twitter.com/SPbk0dya3E

— Derek (@DerekWilliams82) April 1, 2020

Just got home from restocking grocery shelves. No down pour of rain in surrey (Newton) but full on snow. BIG flakes already sticking on roofs and cars and grass. @MMadryga @PaulHaysom pic.twitter.com/MfkGr9UlX2

— Derek (@DerekWilliams82) April 1, 2020

Fortunately, the snow looks to be an odd occurrence, as Environment Canada calls for a mix of sun and showers over the next few days.

But hey, if it did snow again, would you really be surprised?