B.C. coast drenched again as heavy rain & gusty winds hit
Another system to bring more rain and strong winds yet again to coastal British Columbia
On the heels of the wind and rain event that brought power outages to some Christmas evening into early Boxing day, another wind and rain event will impact coastal British Columbia, but this time is taken down a notch.
Metro Vancouver will see some breezy conditions Wednesday evening and overnight, with winds of 50-70 km/h. Downtown is expected to be on the lower end of the gusts while Delta and White Rock will be on the higher end. Power outages are possible, but not as many as with the Christmas Eve wind.
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Luckily, Wednesday’s gusty winds will start to ease Thursday morning in the south, but remain gusty north of Tofino.
Wet conditions will continue Thursday, with the heaviest downpour in the morning before becoming scattered and quite isolated Friday.
The Vancouver Island Ranges will be picking up the greatest rainfall amounts with upwards of 100 mm of rain.
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With this rain, Vancouver will end up with above-average precipitation, making it only the second month this year to see above average precipitation. The only other month Vancouver saw above-average precipitation in 2023 was back in April, which was subsequently followed by months of extreme drought in the province and devastating wildfires.
The weather will turn fair and mild by Friday, giving folks on the south coast a short break to enjoy the soggy outdoors before another showery system moves in for the weekend and closes out 2023.
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