Anyone hoping for a December blizzard should probably head to Dairy Queen.
The North Shore is in for a warm, wet, and snow-free end to the year, according to Tyler Hamilton, a meteorologist with The Weather Network.
However, skiers could be in for a Boxing Day snowfall, said Hamilton, who made his prediction Monday morning.
Approximately 10 centimetres of snow are expected to hit the hills with the majority of flurries falling at an elevation of 1,000 metres.
The snowfall will likely drift farther down during the turkey sandwich days after Christmas, the meteorologist added.
"By Friday and Saturday, snow levels will be down around 300-400 metres. So some wet flakes could mix in the upper hills on the North Shore," he said. The no-go on snow is partially due to a patch of warm water in the Pacific Ocean.
The effects of warm surface water in the ocean were felt throughout Metro Vancouver in autumn, Hamilton noted.
"It's almost like Vancouver was running a fever through the months of October, November," he said.
The accuracy of long-range forecasts is slightly below 70 per cent, according to Hamilton.
