FPCN11 CWVR 110122 AAC UPDATED FORECASTS FOR THE SOUTH COAST OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 6:20 P.M. PDT TUESDAY 10 MARCH 2026 FOR TONIGHT WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. PDT WEDNESDAY. --------------------------------------------------------------------- MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS: MALAHAT: 366 METRES. WHISTLER: 658 METRES. --------------------------------------------------------------------- GREATER VICTORIA. TONIGHT..SHOWERS ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING SOUTHWEST 30 GUSTING TO 50 THIS EVENING THEN SOUTHEAST 20 GUSTING TO 40 BEFORE MORNING. LOW PLUS 3. WEDNESDAY..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. PERIODS OF RAIN BEGINNING NEAR NOON. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING WEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. WEDNESDAY NIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING IN THE EVENING THEN CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 INCREASING TO 60 GUSTING TO 80 IN THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE RISING TO 10 IN THE EVENING THEN FALLING. SUNSHINE COAST - GIBSONS TO EARLS COVE. TONIGHT..RAIN SHOWERS ENDING THIS EVENING THEN MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 THIS EVENING THEN LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 1. WEDNESDAY..PERIODS OF WET SNOW OR RAIN CHANGING TO PERIODS OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 IN THE MORNING. HIGH 6. WEDNESDAY NIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING IN THE EVENING THEN CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND SOUTHEAST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING WEST 40 GUSTING TO 60 IN THE EVENING. LOW PLUS 4. SUNSHINE COAST - SALTERY BAY TO POWELL RIVER. TONIGHT..RAIN SHOWERS ENDING THIS EVENING THEN MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW ZERO. WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING THEN 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE MORNING. PERIODS OF RAIN BEGINNING NEAR NOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 IN THE MORNING. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. WEDNESDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND SOUTHEAST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 3. SOUTHERN GULF ISLANDS. TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND SOUTHEAST 30 KM/H BECOMING SOUTHWEST 30 GUSTING TO 50 THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 3. WEDNESDAY..CLOUDY. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING IN THE MORNING. WIND SOUTHEAST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. WEDNESDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. WIND SOUTHEAST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING SOUTHWEST 60 GUSTING TO 80 IN THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE RISING TO 8 IN THE EVENING THEN FALLING. EAST VANCOUVER ISLAND - DUNCAN TO NANAIMO. TONIGHT..A FEW RAIN SHOWERS ENDING THIS EVENING THEN MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR WET FLURRIES LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 THIS EVENING THEN LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 1. WEDNESDAY..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR WET FLURRIES EARLY IN THE MORNING. PERIODS OF RAIN BEGINNING IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 6. WEDNESDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING SOUTHWEST 30 GUSTING TO 50 EXCEPT GUSTING TO 80 NEAR DUNCAN LATE IN THE EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 4. EAST VANCOUVER ISLAND - NANOOSE BAY TO FANNY BAY. TONIGHT..A FEW RAIN SHOWERS ENDING THIS EVENING THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 1. WEDNESDAY..WET FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO PERIODS OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. LOCAL SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE MORNING. HIGH PLUS 5. WEDNESDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING WEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 IN THE EVENING. LOW PLUS 3. EAST VANCOUVER ISLAND - COURTENAY TO CAMPBELL RIVER. TONIGHT..A FEW RAIN SHOWERS ENDING THIS EVENING THEN MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS. LOW ZERO. WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING THEN 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. RAIN BEGINNING LATE IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 IN THE MORNING. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. WEDNESDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHEAST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 IN THE EVENING. LOW ZERO. WEST VANCOUVER ISLAND. TONIGHT..SHOWERS. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. AMOUNT 5 MM. WIND WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT. LOW PLUS 2. WEDNESDAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. RAIN OR WET FLURRIES EARLY IN THE MORNING. RAINFALL AMOUNT 20 MM. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE MORNING THEN WEST 50 GUSTING TO 70 EXCEPT GUSTING TO 90 NEAR PORT RENFREW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 7. WEDNESDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND WEST 50 KM/H GUSTING TO 70 EXCEPT GUSTING TO 90 NEAR PORT RENFREW IN THE EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 3. INLAND VANCOUVER ISLAND. TONIGHT..A FEW RAIN SHOWERS ENDING THIS EVENING THEN MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. FLURRIES OVER HIGHER TERRAIN EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 1. WEDNESDAY..PERIODS OF WET SNOW OR RAIN CHANGING TO PERIODS OF RAIN NEAR NOON. SNOW OVER HIGHER TERRAIN IN THE MORNING. LOCAL SNOWFALL AMOUNT 10 CM OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PLUS 5. WEDNESDAY NIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING IN THE EVENING THEN CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW OVER HIGHER TERRAIN BEFORE MORNING. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING SOUTHWEST 40 GUSTING TO 70 IN THE EVENING THEN SOUTH 20 GUSTING TO 40 AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 2. REMAINDER UNCHANGED. END