It has been a wet January in Vancouver to kick off the year, but things look like they’re turning around, according to the latest weather forecast.
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) doesn’t have a drop of rain in its prediction for the week, based on its seven-day forecast for Vancouver.
Along with the lack of precipitation and a healthy dose of sun and cooler temperatures, particularly overnight. There’s also going to be some more fog, at least over the next 24 hours.
For the week, average overnight low temperatures will hover around 2°C, with average daytime temps at around 7 to 8°C. That’s slightly higher than the norm of 6°C for this time of year.
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That’s not quite as cold as the temperatures folks in Toronto are dealing with, along with snow every day this week.
In a conversation with Daily Hive earlier this month, ECCC Meteorologist Bokky Sekhon suggested that southern B.C. is in store for more above-normal temperatures, despite some of the chilly conditions this week.
“According to the graphs, the probability that southern B.C. will experience above-normal temperatures during this period is between 40 and 50 per cent,” explained Sekhon.
“However, with a seasonal forecast, even if the probability is high, it’s hard to say whether it’s going to be one intense warm spell or a little warmer each day. It’s hard to say what above normal could turn out to be,” he added.
Parts of B.C. have already been breaking daily temperature records, according to ECCC.
That includes Vancouver and Richmond, which both saw new highs on Jan. 13 of 13.8°C and 14.1°C yesterday, both beating an old record of 12.1°C that was set in 2014.
With files from Daniel Chai