'Clearly, the world has no rules anymore': April brings snow to Metro Vancouver

No, you haven't been seeing things:snow really did fall in parts of Metro Vancouver on Thursday.

A few flakes fell early in the morning, in stark contrast to the usual spring weather. Generally, come April, the region's streets are shaded byarches of blooming cherry blossom treesrather than a flurry of thick snowflakes.

Forecasters said a mix of cold weather and arctic air wasto blame,even if itseemed like Mother Nature was just pulling abelated April Fools' joke.

"With temperatures at the freezing mark, or just slightly above, isolated pockets of precipitation are falling as snow," said CBC Vancouver meteorologist Brett Soderholm.

"Temperatures across the province are well below seasonal for this time of year ... These chilly conditions are expected to last through Saturday."

Soderholm saidany lingering snowfall will likely turn to showers as the day warmsa much more expected sight forearlyApril.

The meteorologist said the white stuff could fall again overnight and into Friday morning. But, worry not: he saidthe weather should return to normal by Monday.

"A clearing and warming trend is expected next week, with temperatures much closer to seasonal," saidSoderholm.

People living in Metro Vancouver couldn't quite comprehend the snow Thursday.

But, at least one Twitter user found a silver lining.