Vancouver Weather with Johanna Wagstaffe

Our low pressure system that moved in early this week continues to spin in a stalled out position. However the south coast is now on the 'dry side' of the...

A low pressure system has moved in over BC in the upper atmosphere and has stalled out. Now it is just sitting and spinning up rounds of moisture from the...

A cold front moved through the south coast this morning bringing heavier rounds of showers to Vancouver. The showers are now breaking up but the risk will remain in place...

Light rain that moved in yesterday evening continued through the overnight and into the morning hours. But now that systme has weakened and warm, sunny breaks have already begun across...

Rain showers overnight and early this morning have given way to a few sunny breaks this afternoon. However a low pressure system just off the coast may swing in more...

Our stormy system that brought us a thundery start to the week has moved out of the south coast, leaving a more stable airmass for todayAlthough our general westerly, moist...

A general westerly flow will continue to bring in rounds of showers and back to seasonal mid teen temperatures over the next few daysA weak system will swing through the...

Our high pressure system sits offshore for one more day trying to hold off an approaching low pressure systemIt does the job today, bringing one more round of mainly blue...

Some stratus moved in again this morning with the marine layer but burnt off even quicker than yesterday. back to the blue for almost the whole provinceTemperatures today also a little...

The marine layer did indeed sneak in today..still seeing some lingering stratus through YVR and Coal Harbour. the clouds will continue to clear though for a mainly sunny afternoonHigh temperature...

At least 30 daily high temperature records broke yesterday across BC with the hot spot for Canada in Ashcroft at 34.6°COur Strong ridge of high pressure will continue to bring...

Dozens of daily high temp records fell over the weekend including some very old records. 12 daily high temp records broken yesterday on coast and 2 in the interior. Hot...

Sunny skies and warming well above seasonal temperatures are now our story today through to at least mid next weekOur ridge of high pressure just off the coast is cutting...

High clouds are rolling in this afternoon ahead of a low pressure system that is pushing showers down as far south as the sunshine coast...But our high pressure system holds on the south coast for just...

After another chilly low of 3 this morning for YVR, there is still a chill in the air today.. but lots of warm sunshineOur strong ridge of high pressure holds...

Temperatures got down to 4 degrees early this am with frost across parts of the city. A slow warm-up today to a cool 13 degrees. It feels brisk out there...

Very strong winds have moved in behind the cold front that slid through Vancouver overnight last nightWind warnings are still in place for metro Vancouver this morning. Gusts have been...

Vancouver had a few hours of the sun this morning but high cloud has now moved across the south coast as our ridge of high pressure flattens outLooks like the...

Yesterday YVR hit 15.5 degrees... our warmest temp since a 15.7 on March 31st. Lots of inland stations though hitting 20 degrees with the sunToday we are seeing a few...

A strong ridge continues to keep skies blue today and with winds now offshore, today will also be the warmest day this week. Also the warmest day since at least...

The few hours of high cloud this morning have sunk south of the border now and High pressure dominates across the provinceEasterly winds around the high are not quite strong...

High pressure reigns over the next few days bringing us sunny skies and a warming temperature trendA layer of high cloud may start the day off tomorrow though as a...

Yesterday's rain broke a daily rainfall record for YVR with 18.8 mm set back in 1943. In total, YVR has seen about 33 mm of rain although it has mainly...

On and off light rain has been falling since yesterday eveningTemperatures are also struggling to get much above 9 degrees for much of Vancouver todaySteadier rain will begin later this...

High pressure kept some morning sun in place for the south coast but high cloud is now streaming in ahead of a frontal system that is sliding down the coastClouds...

As our offshore high pressure system moves in today, blue skies will prevail.. Those NE winds that brought some t-storms to the mix yesterday are subsiding as well so temps...

Generally a nice mix of sun and cloud today for the south coast with high pressure building offshoreWe may still catch a scattered shower though as we head into the...

In a nutshell, almost the whole country is feeling a blast of Winter today. Almost all of the provinces under some kind of snow or ice warning except SK, MB who are...

A ridge of high pressure has built in nicely behind yesterday morning's cold front. Breezy winds are still gusting to 50 km/h today across Vancouver but the worst of the winds hit...

The cold front moved through Vancouver just before noon clearing out the rain but doing so with very strong winds gusts.Rainfall totals over the last 24 hours were around 30...

An Alaskan low pressure system continues to push up into the Yukon today, but the associated frontal system is draped across the the northern & central coast sectionsWind warnings are...

A cooler air mass remain is place across much of BC behind the last low pressure system that moved through yesterdayBelow seasonal, nay 'winter' temps are locked in over the central and...

The first system brought steady rain overnight to much of southern BC (~25-35mm in past 24hrs for Vancouver)... the rain is still falling across parts of the interior as the...

The rain has begun across metro Vancouver, rolling into YVR around 11amThis is the first in a series of 3 Pacific storms that will affect southern BC over the next...

Our weekend ridge has built back in behind yesterday's cold front for a relatively dry and sunny WednesdayTemperatures will bump back up to around 14 degrees for YVR and high teens out...

It`s all over for now folks. But we had a great run didn`t we? Dozens of daily temp records broke once again yesterday across BC with the hot spot for the...

What a weekend! Day 6 of the sunshine today for southern BC. Temperatures topped out yesterday in the high teens low 20s for many, breaking records for a few spots:Hope...

Fair weather & mild temps continue to be our story as high pressure sits just off our coastA few isolated showers have once again popped up around Victoria & out...

Fair weather reigns as a large ridge continues to stretch across the country..The warm sun is hot enough though to kick off some daytime heating leading to some good-looking cumulus near the...

Generally dry weather prevails this week with a gradual warming trendTemperatures will continue to steadily rise reaching peak values this weekend at around 16 degrees for Vancouver and into the...

Back home after a fantastic Irish holiday! Weather was great for the first 5 days- very Vancouver-like actually with sunshine, rainbows and rain clouds in a matter of minutes. Last few days...

The last day of the pineapple rain! Heavy rain fell over night bringing the 65 hour totals to over 127mm for North Vancouver. 145 mm to Maple Ridge but only 30 mm...

Last night the second wave of moisture brought another heavy round of rain through the overnight. 42 hour totals are now over 100 mm for Vancouver Island & the Fraser Valley and 15-80 mm...

Steady rain moved in yesterday evening along a warm front and will continue in on and off bands of intensity through the day today.Already 20-40 mm of rain has fallen...

The last of our glorious ridge of high pressure hangs on for the first half of Monday bringing variable skies to much of BC.An approaching low pressure system though will...

Our much anticipated high pressure moved over southern BC last night helping to kick out the lingering moisture.Some low level stratus is still hanging around the Georgia Strait but generally...

Our upper level low is gradually drifting southward and out of our region today. But remnant moisture from the last couple of days still lingers over the lower mainland. So light showers and lower...

Our upper level spinning low is gradually drifting inland today A few breaks for the first half of the day before a band of lightrain swings through this afternoon...

Showers/drizzle will linger today with a large low pressure system that is sitting and spinning in the upper atmosphere off our coast.Watch for heavier showers this evening and overnight as...

Our beautiful (and much deserved) blue skies stick around today! High pressure sits off the BC coast directing NW winds across the province again today. Looks like we will hit...

Rainfall warnings remain in place today as our moist and mild system continues to spread heavy rain across the south coast today and into Saturday. Stylewatch: junior in the rain...

Light rain began around 7 am across metro Vancouver and continues to pick up in intensity.- The strong frontal system that is pushing into the south coast today is tapping...

  A nice mix of sun and cloud to start the day for most of metro Vancouver as we sit between two systems.Cloud is already filling in though with afternoon...

  After a few patches of blue (if you looked really hard) clouds are increasing and showers are on the way. Showers will develop this afternoon and become steadier later...

Bit of a disturbance today on the back-end of Sunday's big rain-maker continues to bring unsettled conditions to the lower mainland today.Winds are fairly gusty behind this system as well...

Isolated, cold showers will continue today as our second frontal system this week slides onshore.Winds have shifted behind the front and are coming in at gusts up to 30 km/h at...

The first of several systems is rolling through the south coast today. Today's system is fairly weak but continued on and off showers will be the story for Vancouver through...

After a gorgeous weekend and start to the week...the pattern will turn showery for the week ahead.Nice way to get back to work after a long weekend with visiting friends...

Happy Valentine's Day! ie Happy Chocolate Day! The light rain moved in with the warm front right on cue overnight. And light drizzle and mist have continues through the morning.High...

High pressure just off the coast has punched up the general flow- now coming in from the northwest. However it is a fairly moist flow so overcast skies will move...

A heavier round of rain moved through metro Vancouver around the noon hour along a frontal boundary. Now mostly just drizzle for the afternoon with the continued onshore flow. Breezy conditions will...

Hope everyone who has the day off is enjoying the long weekend. Beautiful day yesterday. Even though high pressure is still in place over the south coast today, low stratus...

High pressure has now built in just off the coast and will prevail through the weekend for dry weather.Looks like there will be cloudy periods over the next few days...

Our rain-making low is shifting south this morning..allowing a high pressure ridge to build in off the coast. That will change our airflow from the soggy SW pattern we have been...

A Pacific storm will bring yet another round of rain and mountain snow starting tonight, along with gusty winds.The frontal system is sliding in from the SW but is getting...

A cold front moving across Vancouver will continue to bring showers and gusty winds today...with another system en route for tomorrow...

Light rain moved in last night around 8 pm for metro Vancouver with heavier bands beginning about 4 am before tapering off after the 8 am hour.The cold front to...

A significant Pacific frontal system is approaching the south coast today. The cloud shield ahead of the system is already well in place across Vancouver along with the chance for a...

Morning fog has now begun to clear out.. along with some of the low level moisture. We are already beginning to see some sunny breaks towards the south- Richmond reporting...

Our morning rain with the latest warm front to slide on with our onshore flow is already starting to taper out across metro Vancouver - Fog is filling in though..likely...

On and off light rain and drizzle has been the story across much of metro Vancouver so far today as the stream of Pacific moisture continues. Steadier rain keeps on...

After a dry but grey start to the Tuesday, light drizzle has just started again at YVR. The full-on rain though is still a few hours away (probably after 3pm...

A rainy start to the week. On and off light rain this morning. A cooler airmass has moved down across the south coast with this latest disturbance so snow levels...

After a rainy and gusty evening, morning showers have given way to a break in the clouds.. Actually catching some good sun right across the south coast today. Temps up...

Other than an early morning shower, skies are fairly dry across metro Vancouver following yesterday's rainy day."We're gonna need a bigger boat" - The front continued to move through to...

Our Pacific frontal system has made it's way onshore this morning bringing light rain to metro Vancouver as well as milder temperatures. This is the first front in almost 2...

Another very foggy start across Vancouver.. and with temps getting down to -2 this morning at YVR, a little but of a wind meant wind chill factors were in the...

A high pressure ridge continues to hold for one more day...although the fog will likely not burn off for most areas, even into the afternoon.When the fog rolls in...- The next...

After dropping down to a -3 last night, the morning has started off chilly but beautiful. Low lying inlet fog with blues skies above.Our strong Pacific ridge holds firm right...

Another cloudy and cool start to the day. YVR temps dropped down to zero last night...Warmer air being directed up and over the south coast so Fort Nelson hit 10.8...

High pressure continues to be the dominating factor in Vancouver's weather over the next few days. YVR dropped down to 1 degree but many other locations dipped below zero. Untreated...

After a beautiful, but cold, weekend a weak disturbance imbedded in the otherwise dry northerly flow has brought a messy start to the week!Light drizzle has been reported all morning...

Temps at YVR got down to -4 last night! Back up to a 2 now but that's probably all we'll get for temps today...and through the weekend in fact.Lots of...

A cold airmass continues to sink down across BC. A northerly flow will continue to bring clear skies and falling temps through the overnight. What a sky this morning! -...

Our stormy system is finally exiting the province this afternoon after bringing record rain, heavy snow and gusty winds to much of the southern province. Total snowfall as of 6...

 An intense low pressure system is approaching the south coast this morning...and will track across Vancouver Island tonight.Ahead of the low, strong southeast winds are already picking up across Vancouver...

A frontal system is moving across the south coast bringing continued rain and windy conditions. The rain should taper off over the next couple of hours before an even stronger...

Light drizzle the story for most of metro Vancouver through the overnight and into this morning. A few reports of wet snow at elevation but temps at yvr stayed above...

Yet another very foggy morning for all of metro Vancouver..along with some reports of black ice and frost; lots of problems on the roads and bridges. YVR got down to...

I survived the English Bay Polar Bear Swim! I literally did the proverbial jump into the New Year...along with 2000+ others. Good fun and yes I am finally back up to...

Happy New Year's Eve!! Bundle up but leave the brollies behind for celebrations tonight. And even if it's just left-over cheese, soggy shrimp rings and Mr Bean...here's to a happy...

Happy holidays and a Merry Christmas to all! I had a lovely week and a bit off with the YYZ Wagstaffes but am back home and feeling good. And just in time...

Lots of sun today across metro Vancouver in the wake of the system that moved through last night. 18 mm at yrv last night with lots of reports of wet...

After a drizzly start..the steadier rain is en route. By 2pm ish most of metro Vancouver will be under the wrath of the front sliding down from the northwest.Snow levels...

What a start! Lots of people enjoying the commute to work today with gorgeous light. Cloudy start but that made for the sun breaking through even better...getting more blue...

A cold front is sweeping across the south coast this morning bringing rain, mountain snow and breezy conditions. Temps have also dropped a degree or two in the last hour...

The general westerly flow brought a few rounds of showers this morning but look for things to clear up this afternoon. Winds are a little gusty though.. By tonight, winds...

A westerly flow is the weather pattern over the next few days. Imbedded showers will continue to be the story, as well as cooler temperatures and mountain snow. Crab Park-...

The weather pattern has changed from rounds of Pacific systems and mild air, to a dominate westerly flow meaning cooler air but showery rain.Showers will reapear this afternoon and evening although...

Winds have begun to ease and have shifted into the west over the South Coast, behind the front as it now tracks across the interior bringing heavy snow to hwy passes....

After a soggy week and Saturday....we are in a bit of a break from the parade of storms hammering the west coast. The next low pressure system will move across...

Pulses of heavy rain will continue to move across metro Vancouver today...but look for a break later this afternoon. Tonight heavier, and longer duration rain will slide in, right now...

The first of many Pacific lows brought waves of moisture and winds to the south coast starting yesterday afternoon. Metro Vancouver saw between 7-10 mm last night along with gusts...

It's a one-two punch for the west coast today; rain will start for the lower mainland later this afternoon with the first low pressure system, followed by strong overnight winds...

High pressure will allow dry weather to stick around for one more day...although with mainly cloudy skies. A Pacific low pressure system will begin to impact the south coast Tuesday...

After a gorgeous weekend...high pressure will continue to dominate through Tuesday. Dry weather and more blue skies will result in chilly overnights though- getting down close to freezing for much...

  Cold Front.. 3:30 pm...

Our big Pacific low moved in yesterday bringing impressive winds for many. It also made for fresh powder on ths slopes yesterday!  Whistler Blackcomb Haida Gwaii regionCumshewa Island     144 km/hSandspit            133 km/hCape...

Heading off to Whistler today for Blackcomb opening! Yes bringing the board. Felt very cool leaving my building this morning fully loaded with gear. "where you headed?" asked a neighbour...

After an evening that included not just rain & gusty winds, but small hail, thunder & lightning and downpours...more stormy weather in the forecast! A low pressure system is sliding...

Yes that was a little convenient that I planned a trip to Toronto the same weekend as our rain & wind storm but there has to be some perks to the job. Actually...

Some fog did develop for yvr early this am and lower cloud lingered through the morning hours with a weak onshore flow. But lots of sunny breaks today...we -may- see...

Showers will continue to move through the region today. Temps are steady though around 9..only dropping down to 7 tonight. kitkam.ca English Bay- Tomorrow, a weak high pressure ridge builds in...

After a few days of below seasonal afternoon highs and frigid overnight lows...temps will begin moderating this week. YVR only 5.3 yesterday and for the past 3 nights temps have...

Last night under clear skies temps dropped down to 1.5 degrees...that gets by as the coldest night of the season so far...and a degree or two colder tonight and again Saturday...

Temps dropped down to a 3 this morning for yvr...but it's a sky blue sky day. Could see some cumulus patterns later today but still mainly sunny.-Our upper level low...

"Now that don't kill me, can only makes me stronger". I'm pretty sure Kayne is referring to a weather forecast that is cold but clear in this little ditty: - A cold...

Rain showers have now spread across Vancouver but are already beginning to taper. By late afternoon we could be looking at some brief clearing for a decent evening. Rain amounts...

Remember, remember the 5th of November, all you brits. And a lovely day at that. After a soggy weekend for most of the south coast a high pressure ridge has pushed farther north...

Vancouver will remain fairly dry today but starting this evening the next frontal system will bring rain to all. A good 15-25 mm tonight with gusty winds..and another 15-20 mm...

Hey there November...First though, a look at the deluge that was Halloween: a low pressure system off the coast of Oregon delivered sustained southerly winds to the south coast for...

It's a wet one out there! I think that statement is the equivalent to 'hot enough for ya?". Definitely full rain gear for trick-o-treaters tonight. Warnings out for Metro Vancouver,...

Wow..what a busy past couple of days. Will be following recovery efforts closely...just some incredible images coming out in the wake of Sandy. It made landfall as a powerful Post Tropical Storm...

Alright here we go mother nature round two: Latest Sandy Forecast:- The centre of hurricane Sandy is about 180 km SE of Atlantic City and 285 km SSE of NYC. Sandy...

Hi! The light rainshowers started around 1 am for yvr and have picked up a bit since 8 am as a weak warm front pushes inland...the actual front is dissipating...

Nice day eh? A high pressure has built in, bringing sunny & dry, albeit still cool, conditions to the region today. By this evening cloud will increase in advance of...

Good day to you! Intermittent showers will continue this afternoon, but should diminish by late afternoon/evening, and then mainly cloudy...sunny breaks still possible! Temps still below the double digits with...

Good Afternoon! Last night the frontal system moving through the interior gave 10-20 cm of snow at high elevation passes along hwy 3..another 5-10 cm is possible this afternoon for...

After a cool weekend that brought the freezing level down to below 1000m, the cool air will linger for the first few days of the new week. But just beuatiful...

We made it to Friday! The cold front of the same system that brought 20-40 mm to south coast yesterday (even 40 mm for east Van!) is now sweeping across Vancouver....

Good afternoon! Just some light drizzle to start the day for Vancouver, but the main front is quickly sliding in. Looks like the rain is just starting and will continue...

Afternoon!What a gorgeous day it was yesterday with clouds- here is a hipstashot my sister took down in Gastown. A cool start today as many of you noted... I had the...

Afternoon! Last night's frontal system that rolled onshore brought periods of heavy rain and strong wind gusts. Metro Vancouver only saw between 4-7 mm, Victoria 11 mm and Abbotsford 17...

More rain fell this weekend for most of the west coast than we have seen in the past 3 months! Weekend rainfall totals: Port Mellon: 154 mm, West Vancouver 111.1...

However you feel about the first real rain event since July 22nd (and the long range soggy forecast)..even if it's secretly, or not so secretly happy, relieved, calmed, or resigned...at least we...

Remember the umbrella? Well time to dust that puppy off.. And you will be better off with the all-weather gear by the time we get to Sunday with the winds....

Bit of a John Carpenter morning out there..that good ol' marine layer we were all missing is back for a second day. The real moisture comes Friday...and then the REAL...

Good Afternoon! And welcome to the webpage. Looking forward to sharing forecasts, interesting weather & science stories, and your tweets & pictures! And general musings too.. Keep checking back for new...

Happy Thanksgiving! Hope you are all enjoying sunshine, family, friends, good food today. Alone on the couch with take-out is fine too though! 16th Annual Fort Langley Cranberry Festival by @Thomasso01...

Turducken or Tofurkey this year?At Least Another Week Sans Rain...Fire Risk Increases, Water Levels DropOur strong high pressure across BC maintains a dry northerly flow for the next week or...

Week 5: It has been 5 days since we last saw water. And nothing nore than a few mm in months. Made a fishing net out of an old coconut. What...

Wow...what a forecast. You may think that all I will have to do today is copy and paste the sun icon 7 times for the local forecast but I'll be...

Right on cue we had our first windy night in a while for Vancouver. But back to the sun today...and all week in fact. Now I know we are only...

I think we all owe Halifax a nod for taking one for the team..while Vancouver has come in driest on record for Aug-Sept...Halifax just saw their wettest September ever. Even...

Good afternoon, and goodbye September. I will be recapping our Septmeber stats early next week but if we only see a few showers thus afternoon, then this is looking like...

Heavy rain and strong winds continue today on north coast sections. Hard to imagine with the gorgeous day we've got going on in Vancoucer! But that front is headed south...weakening...

Good afternoon. Another beautiful dry day in the books...with another today, and tomorrow. Cooler though if you are in the shade, and even with the sun it is undeniably a new...

Afternoon! I think Henry Rollins knew a thing or two about Fall in Vancouver: "We know that in September, we will wander through the warm winds of summer's wreckage. We...

Morning! Well that wasn't so bad. Made it through our first Fall weekend. Crisp mornings and afternoons that cleared out: not too shabby. Another decent week ahead even as we...

Well....after a soggy and cooler start, not a bad way to end off a summer Vancouver. Not quite 6mm of rain since August 1st and although there may be a...

Morning! Hazier skies this morning eh.. but still sunny and warm! The rest of the country looks on with envy. Except St John's who is trying to give us a...

Good Afternoon! Here are some of the big weather & science stories I'm watching today..Chatted with David Jones from Environment Canada about some long range stats for BC. Looks like the...