Vancouverites should brace for another rainstorm over the weekend but it isn't expected to produce damaging winds.
Thousands of locals lost power after a powerful windstorm wreaked havoc across the Lower Mainland on Tuesday, May 21. From 9 p.m. until midnight, Vancouver Fire Rescue Services crews responded to 50 calls about 11 electrical wires down, eight trees down, and three electrical surges or outages.
Environment Canada meteorologist Bobby Sekhon says another system should bring significant precipitation to the region over the weekend but likely won't produce torrential rain or powerful winds.
Starting on Thursday, V.I.A.'s Downtown Centre Weatherhood station shows a high of 17 C and a low of 11 C with a mix of sun and cloud. Friday's forecast has similar temperatures with a mix of sun and cloud (see slide two).
Cooler temperatures are expected on Saturday, with a daytime high of 14 C and a low of 11 C. Wet weather might commence later in the evening and continue overnight.
Vancouver weather forecast includes significant rainstorm
The downtown area may see up to 20 mm of rainfall on Sunday as a frontal system moves in off the Pacific.
Compared to Tuesday's damaging windstorm, Sunday looks less "intense in precipitation or wind," Sekhon said.
But the precipitation forecast could change by the weekend and a more significant storm is possible.
"It is in the realm of possibilities but I'm not seeing a likelihood of extreme weather," he clarified.
Other neighbourhoods across Vancouver should see similar trends, with most areas expected to receive around 20 mm of precipitation on Sunday.
Stay up-to-date with hyperlocal forecasts across 50 neighbourhoods in the Lower Mainland with V.I.A.'s Weatherhood.
