Sunday, April 17, 2022, 10:40 a.m. – A new system rocking in British Columbia will bring gusts of wind, constant rainfall and wet snow to Vancouver Island and the South Coast.
April has thrown a few weather curves at BC, so nothing seems unusual about what has already happened this month. Residents can expect several days of unstable weather as a result of the Pacific lows, including constant rain, wet snow and gusts of wind. Impacts on highway travel are likely, while ferry delays are possible on Monday. More on what you can expect next week, below.
MONDAY AND TUESDAY: THE WET SYSTEM BINDS TO THE WEST COAST
Most of Sunday will be pleasant on the South Coast. However, the clouds will start to accumulate later in the day before the entry system.
A large upper-level trough swinging across the eastern Pacific will reach British Columbia on Sunday night against Monday morning, reaching first island Vancouver and then the lower continent.
The amount of precipitation will vary on the south coast, with 15-40 mm for the lower continent and 30-50 mm for the western island of Vancouver until Tuesday.
Rainfall will spread over Vancouver Island on Sunday night, reaching the Lower Continent by early Monday morning, following further into the region and intensifying as the day progresses.
Delays on ferries can hamper your commute to work on Monday morning, as gusts of 50-70 km / h pass over the Georgia Strait.
The daily highs will reach the cooler part of the season to start the week with the entry system. Monday’s highest temperature of 8 ° C in Vancouver is well below the city’s seasonal temperature of about 13 ° C for this point in April.
Below the seasonal temperatures spreading in the West Coast, frost levels will fall below 1,000 meters, so precipitation will manifest as snow. We will probably see all the rain below 500 meters and wet snow above 500 meters, as the frost levels dropped on Tuesday morning.
The threat of snow will make it difficult to travel through highway passes, especially Highway 99, where slippery conditions will make dangerous travel for people traveling north of Squamish.
Looking ahead, we will see another possibility of unstable weather as we move towards the middle of the week. Temperatures should remain on the cooler side of the season during the rest of the week.
Check again for the latest details on conditions in British Columbia.
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