British ColumbiaEnvironment Canada is warning that up to 60 millimetres of rain could fall in Howe Sound and along the North Shore on Monday as a “robust frontal system,” pushes through the South Coast.Environment Canada says up to 60 mm of rainfall could fall by Monday afternoonCBC News · Posted: Sep 29, 2025 1:16 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours agoA person stands on a sailboat on English Bay as heavy rain falls in Vancouver in January 2021. Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for Howe Sound and Metro Vancouver’s North Shore on Monday. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press)Environment Canada is warning that up to 60 millimetres of rain could fall in Howe Sound and along Metro Vancouver’s North Shore on Monday as a “robust frontal system” pushes through the South Coast.”Rain, at times heavy, is expected,” said the forecaster in a warning on its website.It said the heavy rain could result in reduced visibility and pooling water on roads.The British Columbia River Forecast Centre has high streamflow advisories in place for all of Vancouver Island, Howe Sound, Vancouver, and parts of the Central Coast, North and South Thompson, central B.C. and the Upper Columbia regions.The advisory means that river levels are rising or expected to rise rapidly, but no major flooding is expected.Interior smokeMeanwhile, multiple regions in B.C.’s Interior are experiencing smoky skies, or are expected to, over the next 24 to 48 hours.”Smoke will be highly variable in and around the complex valleys in southern areas of the province,” said Environment Canada in an air quality statement.It includes the cities of Vernon, Kelowna, Penticton, Nelson and Cranbrook.The latest update from the B.C. Wildfire Service says there are 118 active wildfires in the province.Despite rain on the coast, dry conditions persist inland.”Though conditions begin slowly trending more fall-like, the lack of sustained rainfall means fire danger remains elevated in many inland areas,” the wildfire service said.
Rainfall warning issued for Howe Sound and Metro Vancouver’s North Shore
