Expect snow to stick for white Christmas

After the darkest day comes a lot of light in the run-up to Christmas in Kelowna, Environment Canada promises.

Full sun is forecast for Wednesday and Christmas Eve. But with highs of only –3 C, the snow that fell Monday could remain for a White Christmas.

The snow made driving challenging in some areas, police said.

No flight delays were reported at the Kelowna airport, with YLW staff tweeting happily “Snow time is go time!”

The winter solstice — the day with the shortest time between sunrise and sunset — was on Monday in the northern hemisphere. If the sun had been visible, it would have transited across the sky for eight hours, five minutes, and 29 seconds.

Days get longer again beginning today, with six seconds more daylight. New Year’s Day will have almost six minutes more sunshine than Monday had.