While Metro Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»has been bathed in sunshine the last little while, some light showers are on the horizon.
Monday, July 7, will likely be the warmest day of the week, with highs of 23 C near the water and up to 30 C inland, but a damp and cooler period is coming.
"Late [Tuesday] we see clouds coming in," says Environment Canada Meteorologist Matt Loney.
Tuesday, is forecast to be relatively clear, but a cold front will arrive later in the day. Temperatures during the day are expected to peak at 21 C near the shore, with higher temperatures expected inland.
By Tuesday night, the showers will arrive as an upper disturbance sets in after the cold front. The disturbance is expected to stick around from Tuesday evening to Thursday morning. Over that time 6 to 12 mm of precipitation is expected, according to Loney.
"I don't think the rain rates will be hugely excessive," he adds. "It's not heavy showers, I think light showers."
"It's enough to make for some damp days," he continues. "An umbrella would be handy, though."
Wednesday will be the wettest day of the week, and it's expected to be overcast and showery the entire day. A high of 19 C is expected during the day, and a low of 13 C overnight.
Thursday morning, the showers are expected to let up sometime during the morning commute, and skies will likely clear up by midday as the disturbance moves on.
"Once that disturbance moves through, we should see a recovery back to near or slightly above normal temperatures towards the end of the week," says Loney.
Thursday night temperatures are expected to be around 13 C with clear skies.
"Any rainfall we can get now is good because we're likely going into a longer stretch of dry weather," says Loney, referring to July and August, which are typically Vancouver's driest months when droughts occur.
Next weekend is expected to be relatively sunny, but there's some uncertainty about how sunny and how hot it might get.
"Beyond there's some disagreement from the computer models," says Loney. "There will be a high-pressure ridge building in, but the strength of the ridge is debatable."
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