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While the final days of December were dry, the Metro Vancouver weather forecast calls for rain over the following week.
What's more, the forecast for Wednesday, January 2 includes a rainfall warning. The rain is expected to begin in the morning with a high of four degrees. Following this, however, heavy rainfall amounts of 40 to 50 mm are expected with up to 60 mm near the mountains. The forecast also calls for wind near the water.
In addition, localized flooding is possible in low-lying areas; heavy downpours can cause flash floods and water pooling on roads.
The rainfall will begin to taper off on Thursday, January 3 to showers.
Metro Vancouver Weather Forecast
Environment Canada
Last month, Tuesday, December 11th was the wettest December 11 on record since the the weather records began at Vancouver International Airport in 1937. There was a rain total of 37.8 mm, which caused localized flooding in low-lying areas. A number of Twitter users shared images of the heavy flooding, and some of them show cars that are flooded well over the top of their tires.
Following this, Thursday, December 13 also set a record for the wettest December 13 since the records began in 1937. In addition, it saw even more rainfall than Tuesday, with a 10 am rain total of 45.8 mm. More images and videos of flooding were shared on Twitter, and there was a disruption on the SkyTrain.
