Metro Vancouverites might enjoy some slightly warmer weather next week...but they shouldn't hold their breath.
Environment Canada meteorologist Armel Castellan said the last half of the month should see a "mixed bag" of conditions but isn't likely to experience any significant heat or cold.
"What may seem surprising is we are trending for one of the warmest Septembers on record," he tells V.I.A., recalling the first few days of the month when temperatures climbed around 30 C.
Locals may have noticed gloomier conditions on Tuesday, Sept. 17, with plenty of raindrops in the department's weekly forecast. However, they shouldn't expect any torrential downpours.
"It looks more gloomy and wet than it probably will be," he clarifies. "The chances of showers are there but the chances of big accumulations are essentially not."
Metro Vancouver weather forecast includes the potential for a rainstorm
There is the potential for wetter weather over the weekend. On Sunday night heading into Monday, a storm might make its way across the Lower Mainland, bringing more significant precipitation.
"There's more of a potential for something on the North Shore and the Fraser Valley," he says, noting that the storm may also miss most of the Lower Mainland. Instead, locals may only see some light showers.
Until then, the storm will direct its wrath onto the central coast and Haida Gwaii.
The department expects temperatures to trend close to seasonal from Sept. 25 until Oct. 2. A warmer trend, however, could emerge on Tuesday, offering one of the last chances to see temperatures around 20 C or just above it.
Castellan notes that the weather models indicate October will see wetter than normal conditions in Western Canada. Sea surface temperatures are also warmer than seasonal averages, meaning October may trend slightly warmer than average in the Lower Mainland.
However, the meteorologist has a caveat for the warmer, wetter forecast.
"There's a lot of different weather in short succession. Nothing super cold or warm," he says, emphasizing that fall tends to see changeable conditions.
Castellan advises locals to check the weekly Metro Vancouver weather forecast often to stay up to date.
