Be prepared for unsettled weather into this long weekend, Squamish.
According to Squamish meteorologist Jason Ross, planning for sun and rain when adventuring is a must.
"A weak area of high pressure will bring clearing over the south coast today. The ridge is short-lived as another upper low slowly moves southward across the province tonight into Saturday with showers. High pressure will rebuild on Sunday with clearing across the south coast," Ross wrote in an email to The Squamish Chief.
Environment Canada predicts much of the same, with sun and clouds today, showers on Saturday, and then back to sun and clouds on Sunday.
Environment Canada predicts a high of 17 C today, 14 C on Saturday, 18 C on Sunday, and 20 C on Monday. It also predicts some gusty winds on Friday and Saturday that may subside for Sunday and Monday.
Sunrise & sunset
Sunrise this morning was at 5:24 a.m. Sunset will be at 8:55 p.m.
Tides
The next low tide is at 9:16 a.m. (2.6 metres). The next high tide is at 2:25 p.m. (3.4 m). Tonight, low tide will be at 8:03 p.m. (2.5 m).
The water temperature in Howe Sound today is 14.7 C, according to seatemperature.info.
Today is an average Squamish fishing day, with the best bite times from 1:50 p.m. to 3:50 p.m., according to Tideschart.com.
On this day
- The average high on May 17 in Squamish is 18.2 C, according to Environment Canada.
- The average low is 7.2 C.
- The highest temperature on this day (1983-2023) was 30.4 C in 2008.
- The lowest temperature seen on this day in the district was 1.4 C in 1999.
- The most precipitation we have seen on this day was 24.8 millimetres in 1986.
Events
There’s always something going on in this town!
On Saturday, there’s a Spring Open House, food drive and barbecue at Squamish Motorsports.
It is Day Out With Thomas, time at The Railway Museum of British Columbia. On Saturday, May 25th, the train leaves the station at 10:30 a.m.
Want a possible shout out in our daily report? Load your event into our free online event calendar.
Gas prices
According to our latest data, it will cost 207.9 cents per litre to fill up at Squamish pumps today.
Drivers will find the cheapest Whistler gas—201.9/L—at the CO-OP, Star West Petroleum Cardlock, or AC Petroleum.
The lowest you can pay for petrol at the pump in Pemberton today is 201.9/L at Petro-Canada.
Stay safe this long weekend
The May long weekend is notoriously troublesome on B.C. roads.
According to the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) over the Victoria Day long weekend, on average, three people are killed and 455 people are injured in crashes in this province, based on a five year average from 2018 to 2022. Speed is a top contributing factor in these crashes.
“Speed plays a role in every crash,” said Shabnem Afzal, ICBC’s director of road safety in a news release. “The higher the speed, the more time and distance you need to stop, making it harder to avoid crashing. When you drive at a safe speed, you can prevent crashes and protect the lives of all road users.”
Law enforcement will be continuing to focus on speeding through the long weekend, ICBC says.
Have a great day, Squamish!
