An intense rainstorm is headed to Vancouver and expected to bring a heavy downpour during rush hour Monday morning, Nov. 4.
Up to 5 mm an hour in downtown Vancouver is expected, with some areas in North Vancouver experiencing up to 10 mm an hour, according to Environment Canada meteorologist Johnson Zhong.
"It'll be heaviest from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. tomorrow (Monday)," he tells Vancouver is Awesome.
Overall he expects 20 to 30 mm to fall in the city, while some parts of the North Shore Mountains may get up to 80 mm throughout the system.
Areas in southern Metro Vancouver, like Richmond and Delta will see lower amounts of precipitation.
The system is expected to arrive around midnight with some light rain and strong winds.
"Because it's a quick-moving system we do get some strong southeasterly winds," he says.
It'll also leave with some very strong westerly winds.
"Behind the front we're looking at strong westerly winds," Zhong tells V.I.A. "The westerly winds could be gusting up to 70 to 80 km/h."
While the forecast shows the morning will be intense, it'll calm down substantially in the afternoon.
"It looks like there's sun and cloud in the afternoon," Zhong adds, noting people may commute to work in a torrential downpour, they may head home in the sunshine.
Those clear skies will stick around in Vancouver for a couple of days, allowing the city to dry out a bit, though it'll also mean cooler temperatures.
"Tuesday and Wednesday actually will be mostly sunny," says Zhong.
Overnight lows may drop down to 2 or 3 C he adds, with local frost possible from Tuesday to Thursday.
On Thursday, Nov. 7 things are expected to change again, with precipitation and another system arriving, although exactly how much rain it might drop in Vancouver is still being determined.
