FPCN11 CWVR 092253 FORECASTS FOR THE SOUTH COAST OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. PDT MONDAY 9 MARCH 2026 FOR TONIGHT TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. PDT TUESDAY. --------------------------------------------------------------------- MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS: MALAHAT: 366 METRES. WHISTLER: 658 METRES. --------------------------------------------------------------------- METRO VANCOUVER - CENTRAL INCLUDING THE CITY OF VANCOUVER BURNABY AND NEW WESTMINSTER. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES. WIND LIGHT EXCEPT WEST 30 KM/H NEAR THE WATER LATE THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 1. TUESDAY..BECOMING CLOUDY IN THE MORNING WITH FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO RAIN SHOWERS NEAR NOON. WET FLURRIES OVER HIGHER TERRAIN EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 EXCEPT GUSTING TO 60 NEAR THE WATER. HIGH PLUS 4. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. TUESDAY NIGHT..SHOWERS EXCEPT A FEW WET FLURRIES OVER HIGHER TERRAIN OVERNIGHT. LOCAL SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 CM OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 IN THE EVENING THEN LIGHT OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 2. METRO VANCOUVER - SOUTHWEST INCLUDING RICHMOND AND DELTA METRO VANCOUVER - SOUTHEAST INCLUDING SURREY AND LANGLEY. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES. WIND WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT. LOW PLUS 1. TUESDAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. WET FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS BEGINNING IN THE MORNING THEN CHANGING TO RAIN SHOWERS NEAR NOON. LOCAL SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 EXCEPT GUSTING TO 70 NEAR THE WATER. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. TUESDAY NIGHT..SHOWERS ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND SOUTHEAST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING SOUTHWEST 30 GUSTING TO 50 IN THE EVENING THEN LIGHT OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 4. METRO VANCOUVER - NORTHEAST INCLUDING COQUITLAM AND MAPLE RIDGE METRO VANCOUVER - NORTH SHORE INCLUDING WEST VANCOUVER AND NORTH VANCOUVER. TONIGHT..A FEW RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES ENDING EARLY THIS EVENING THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES THIS EVENING THEN 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING BEFORE MORNING. LOW ZERO. TUESDAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS BEGINNING IN THE MORNING THEN CHANGING TO RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. FLURRIES OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM EXCEPT LOCALLY 5 CM OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 EXCEPT GUSTING TO 60 NEAR THE WATER LATE IN THE MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PLUS 4. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. TUESDAY NIGHT..SHOWERS EXCEPT FLURRIES OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. LOCAL SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 CM OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 IN THE EVENING THEN LIGHT OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 2. GREATER VICTORIA. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR WET FLURRIES EARLY THIS EVENING THEN 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 EXCEPT WEST 60 GUSTING TO 80 NEAR JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 2. TUESDAY..CLOUDY. PERIODS OF WET SNOW OR A FEW RAIN SHOWERS BEGINNING EARLY IN THE MORNING THEN CHANGING TO RAIN SHOWERS NEAR NOON. FLURRIES OVER WESTERN SECTIONS IN THE MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 4 CM OVER WESTERN SECTIONS. WIND SOUTHEAST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. TUESDAY NIGHT..SHOWERS. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 GUSTING TO 40 BEFORE MORNING. LOW PLUS 3. FRASER VALLEY - WEST INCLUDING ABBOTSFORD FRASER VALLEY - CENTRAL INCLUDING CHILLIWACK. TONIGHT..A FEW RAIN SHOWERS OR WET FLURRIES ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN MAINLY CLOUDY. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 1. TUESDAY..CLOUDY. FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS BEGINNING IN THE MORNING THEN CHANGING TO RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE MORNING. HIGH PLUS 5. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. TUESDAY NIGHT..SHOWERS. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 3. FRASER VALLEY - EAST INCLUDING HOPE. TONIGHT..A FEW RAIN SHOWERS OR WET FLURRIES ENDING LATE THIS EVENING THEN MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT LATE THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 1. TUESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. A FEW FLURRIES AND RAIN SHOWERS BEGINNING LATE IN THE MORNING THEN CHANGING TO RAIN SHOWERS OR WET FLURRIES IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING WEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PLUS 5. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. TUESDAY NIGHT..SHOWERS. WIND WEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 60. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 3. HOWE SOUND. TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THIS EVENING THEN 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW ZERO. TUESDAY..CLOUDY. PERIODS OF SNOW BEGINNING EARLY IN THE MORNING THEN CHANGING TO PERIODS OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 5 CM. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 LATE IN THE MORNING. HIGH PLUS 3. TUESDAY NIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 1. WHISTLER. TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 3. WIND CHILL MINUS 5 OVERNIGHT. TUESDAY..CLOUDY. PERIODS OF SNOW BEGINNING IN THE MORNING EXCEPT RAIN NEAR PEMBERTON IN THE AFTERNOON. AMOUNT 5 CM. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PLUS 2 EXCEPT 6 NEAR PEMBERTON. WIND CHILL MINUS 5 IN THE MORNING. TUESDAY NIGHT..PERIODS OF SNOW ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. AMOUNT 5 CM. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 3. SUNSHINE COAST - GIBSONS TO EARLS COVE. TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR WET FLURRIES THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H LATE THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 GUSTING TO 40 OVERNIGHT. LOW MINUS 1. TUESDAY..CLOUDY. A FEW FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS BEGINNING EARLY IN THE MORNING THEN CHANGING TO RAIN SHOWERS NEAR NOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND SOUTHEAST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. TUESDAY NIGHT..RAIN SHOWERS ENDING OVERNIGHT THEN MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW ZERO. SUNSHINE COAST - SALTERY BAY TO POWELL RIVER. TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR WET FLURRIES THIS EVENING. A FEW FLURRIES BEGINNING OVERNIGHT. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 OVERNIGHT. LOW MINUS 1. TUESDAY..A FEW FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WIND SOUTHEAST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. TUESDAY NIGHT..RAIN SHOWERS ENDING LATE IN THE EVENING THEN MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW ZERO. SOUTHERN GULF ISLANDS. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. LOW PLUS 2. TUESDAY..CLOUDY. PERIODS OF WET SNOW OR A FEW RAIN SHOWERS BEGINNING EARLY IN THE MORNING THEN CHANGING TO RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 INCREASING TO 50 GUSTING TO 70 IN THE MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO 30 GUSTING TO 50 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. TUESDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. LOW PLUS 2. EAST VANCOUVER ISLAND - DUNCAN TO NANAIMO. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 7 OVERNIGHT. TUESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. A FEW WET FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS BEGINNING EARLY IN THE MORNING THEN CHANGING TO A FEW RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. TUESDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR WET FLURRIES. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT. LOW PLUS 1. EAST VANCOUVER ISLAND - NANOOSE BAY TO FANNY BAY. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR WET FLURRIES THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 GUSTING TO 40 OVERNIGHT. LOW MINUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 8 OVERNIGHT. TUESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. A FEW FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS BEGINNING EARLY IN THE MORNING THEN CHANGING TO A FEW RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. TUESDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR WET FLURRIES. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 OVERNIGHT. LOW PLUS 1. EAST VANCOUVER ISLAND - COURTENAY TO CAMPBELL RIVER. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR WET FLURRIES CHANGING TO 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 OVERNIGHT. LOW MINUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 7 OVERNIGHT. TUESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 9. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. TUESDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING THEN 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW ZERO EXCEPT MINUS 4 NEAR CAMPBELL RIVER. WEST VANCOUVER ISLAND. TONIGHT..A FEW RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES ENDING EARLY THIS EVENING THEN MAINLY CLOUDY. A FEW FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS BEGINNING NEAR MIDNIGHT. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. RISK OF HAIL OVERNIGHT. LOCAL SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 1. TUESDAY..A FEW FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO A FEW RAIN SHOWERS OR WET FLURRIES NEAR NOON. RISK OF HAIL IN THE MORNING. LOCAL SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 CM. RAINFALL AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. TUESDAY NIGHT..A FEW RAIN SHOWERS OR WET FLURRIES ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES NEAR PORT RENFREW OVERNIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT. LOW PLUS 2. INLAND VANCOUVER ISLAND. TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES EARLY THIS EVENING. A FEW FLURRIES BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOCAL SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 7 OVERNIGHT. TUESDAY..A FEW FLURRIES CHANGING TO A FEW RAIN SHOWERS OR WET FLURRIES NEAR NOON. LOCAL SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. TUESDAY NIGHT..A FEW RAIN SHOWERS OR WET FLURRIES ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE EVENING. LOW ZERO. END