Whether you’ve been enjoying the warmth or you wish things were cooler, there’s about to be a shift in conditions according to the Vancouver weather forecast.
For Aug. 17, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) said the high was 23°C, except 26°C inland. While that might not seem too warm, the humidex is much hotter at 28°C and 31°C inland.
The weather is expected to hover around the same temperature for the next couple of days before another temperature spike on Thursday.
ECCC calls for a high of 25°C on Thursday, and it’s too early to tell what humidex values will look like.
On Friday, temperatures are expected to increase slightly again, with a high of 26°C forecast by ECCC.
Saturday is when things are expected to change, according to the Vancouver weather forecast.
Between Friday and Saturday, temperatures are expected to drop significantly. Saturday is forecast to have a high of 21°C along with a chance of showers. The gloomy conditions are expected on Sunday too, with a high of 22°C and mainly cloudy conditions forecast.
ECCC
“Super” El Niño on the way
As we approach the fall, conditions could change dramatically thanks to a “super” El Niño.
By definition, an El Niño occurs when those water temperatures increase by 0.5°C. It is considered weak when the warming is between 0.5°C and 1°C, and it is considered very strong when the warming is over 2°C.
Daily Hive recently connected with ECCC research scientist Bill Merryfield.
“Now, some portion of this ocean temperature increase is due to the overall warming of the planet, but even when that’s factored in, this is shaping up as a historic event that will likely have major impacts across the globe,” Merryfield said.
Merryfield added that we might expect to have more winter precipitation falling as rain rather than snow, which would significantly impact the snowpack.
Merryfield said that B.C. will likely have an “unusually and possibly exceptionally mild winter,” with temperatures as much as several degrees above normal.