Parts of B.C. could receive 200% of their average June rainfall
It's halfway through June and parts of B.C. have already experienced 100 per cent of their average June rainfall. But there are plenty of opportunities to enjoy the great B.C. outdoors with dry days ahead.
Although much of B.C. will be dry on Wednesday, a frontal system will quickly target the North Coast and spread rain across the region. Isolated thunderstorms are forecast to spark up over the B.C. Kootenay region on Wednesday afternoon as a lingering bit of instability encompasses the region. Some regions will see their unusually soggy trend continue, with several cities seeing rainfall totals above 100 per cent of normal. For more forecast details, see below.
WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS:
Five degrees lower in pockets of the province
Some areas of B.C. could experience 200 per cent of average June rainfall
Possible showers for Victoria and Vancouver on Friday and Saturday
Keep on top of weather ALERTS in your area.
SOME B.C. REGIONS SEE ABNORMALLY HIGH JUNE RAINFALL TOTALS
It's unseasonably wet on the west coast and it looks like some areas might double their average June rainfall this week.
"The province continues to add to the rainfall totals through June, with several locations already above 100 per cent of normal, including Victoria and Kelowna," explains The Weather Network meteorologist Tyler Hamilton.
Hamilton continues, "By far, the highest totals in the province have been across the northeast corner of the province, where Fort Nelson has recorded 83 mm of precipitation through June 15th, or [32 per cent higher than] normal."
The increased cloud cover and showers have kept the temperatures down, so rain and cold troughs have caused the cold temperature abnormality.
By Friday, the storm track shifts south, bringing with it unsettled conditions over parts of northern Vancouver Island, before the rainfall arrives in Victoria and Vancouver by early Saturday.
BEYOND: HAPPIER FIRST-HALF OF NEXT WEEK
It's wrong to assume that sunshine equals happier. But if you like drier and seasonal weather conditions, the earlier half of the week is for you.
As for the possibility of a less-dry second-half of the week, Hamilton explains, "A low-pressure system south of Alaska is too close for comfort next week, so it's position will need to be monitored closely, as a resurgence of some more active weather is possible by the middle of next week."