As the warmest season begins, Metro Vancouver will be beset with clouds and showers.
After a wet weekend on the south coast, with more than 20 mm of rain over Friday and Saturday, things will be a bit drier this week, but sunny summer weather is not in the forecast, according to Environment Canada meteorologist Yimei Li.
"Starting [Monday, June 23], there is a slight chance of showers in the morning and clearing in the afternoon," says Li.
In the afternoon, a small ridge of high pressure will build up, she adds, but it'll be short-lived. By Tuesday midday, clouds will be rolling in again and in the evening showers are expected to return across Metro Vancouver.
Those showers are expected to last from later Tuesday afternoon or evening until Wednesday, with between 5 and 10 mm falling.
By Wednesday evening, the heaviest showers are expected to have passed, but the skies won't clear up the rest of the week.
"It'll be mainly cloudy with a chance of showers Thursday and possibly Friday," says Li.
Despite the cloudy skies and precipitation, temperatures this week are expected to be around the seasonal norms, Li notes.
Highs of up to 23 C are expected earlier in the week. By Wednesday, highs of 20 C are expected for the rest of the week. Overnight lows of about 13 C are expected every night this week.
"It's cooler than what people are used to for a Vancouver summer now, but it's normal," says Li. "It won't be hot."
The average and cooler trend is predicted to continue for the foreseeable future, she adds.
"In the short term, even into early July, it doesn't look like there's any substantial warming," she says. "This week will be cooler than the following week but no heat wave is coming in the next few weeks."
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