Moderate Heavy Rain ● Active
yellow warning - rainfall - in effect — Howe Sound, Canada
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Heavy rain is expected.
Where: Metro Vancouver - including North Shore and West Vancouver and North Vancouver
Howe Sound
When: Tonight through Sunday.
Remarks: Another strong low pressure system is heading towards the South Coast. The low will produce 50 mm of rain and persist until the system moves farther east.
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Water will likely pool on roads and in low-lying areas. Landslides may occur in vulnerable areas such as steep slopes, deforested areas or recent burn scars.
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to BCstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on social media using #BCStorm.
Measurements
| Coordinates | 49.5229, -123.1660 |
|---|---|
| Region | Howe Sound |
| Location Precision | polygon |
| Issuing Authority | Canada — ca-msc-xx |
| Cap Urgency | Future |
| Cap Certainty | Likely |
| Cap Expires | 2026-11-08T09:27:07-00:00 |
Official source
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Severity as published by WMO Alert Hub (national weather services).
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Source updated 18 minutes ago (Nov 7, 2026 17:29 UTC) · we last heard from WMO Alert Hub (national weather services) 43 seconds ago
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What GloFAS forecasts for the rivers nearby
No chance of exceeding even its 2-year flood flow in this forecast.
GloFAS alert level: Inactive · Peak expected: in 8-10 days (on 2026-11-16) · forecast of 7 Nov 2026
GloFAS forecasts are computer model output, published for information only. They are not a flood warning: only national and regional authorities issue flood warnings for their own area. A reporting point is a place on the model's river network, which may sit a few kilometres from the town it is named after. All rivers →
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