The Metro Vancouver weather forecast will stay wet for a while as a collection of storms roll into the region off the Pacific.
Environment Canada Meteorologist Alyssa Charbeannau told V.I.A. that there is a "potential for rainfall warnings" heading into the weekend as a series of storms moves across the B.C. coast.
Starting on Wednesday, Nov. 8, some showers are expected during the day in Vancouver but the rain is expected to ease into the evening, with temperatures reaching a daytime high of 9 C and an overnight low of 7 C, according to V.I.A.'s Downtown Centre Weatherhood station.
Strong winds may also accompany the wet weather through Wednesday, gusting up from 30 to 50 km/h except 70 near the water.
On Nov. 6, Environment Canada cautioned that the stormy conditions could result in fallen tree branches and power outages. These conditions are possible through the rest of the week as storm systems ebb and flow across the Lower Mainland, according to Charbonneau.
Thursday morning may offer a brief respite from the wet weather but rainfall is expected to resume in the evening and continue off and on heading into the weekend.
Metro Vancouver weather forecast
While rainfall amounts may vary across Weatherhood's 55 neighbourhood-specific weather stations in B.C., as much as 50 to 60 mm is expected to fall on the weekend in the downtown Vancouver area.
Exact rainfall amounts are unknown and the forecast continues to evolve. Heavy rainfall is likely across the Lower Mainland but there will be breaks between storm systems and a bomb cyclone isn't in the cards, Charbonneau said.
"During the fall, locals should keep their eyes on the forecast since it can change quite a bit," she noted, adding that there may even be the potential for snow at places at much higher elevations, such as the ski hills.
"We are going to have some frontal bands coming through with variation in the snow level but nothing that will come through the valley bottom."
Alpine snow levels may vary, with the white stuff falling anywhere from 1,000 to 1,5000 metres above sea level but there is a possibility that it could dip below 1,000.
