WWCN18 CWVR 161237
YELLOW WARNING - RAINFALL
FOR THE B.C. TRAVELLERS ROUTES
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:37 A.M. PST TUESDAY 16 DECEMBER 2025.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - RAINFALL - FOR:
=NEW= MALAHAT HIGHWAY - GOLDSTREAM TO MILL BAY.

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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH

==DISCUSSION==

WHAT: RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 40 TO 60 MM.

WHEN: NOW UNTIL THIS EVENING.

WHERE: EAST VANCOUVER ISLAND NEAR DUNCAN, SOUTHERN GULF ISLANDS,
GREATER VICTORIA AND MALAHAT HIGHWAY - GOLDSTREAM TO MILL BAY.

REMARKS: ANOTHER ROUND OF PRECIPITATION BROUGHT ABOUT BY A PACIFIC
FRONTAL SYSTEM, FUELLED WITH AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER WILL BRING MORE
RAIN TO VANCOUVER ISLAND. PERIODS OF RAIN WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING
THEN BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES BY EARLY AFTERNOON. 40 TO 60 MM OF RAIN
IS EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING BEFORE THE RAIN TAPERS OFF TO A FEW
SHOWERS.

WATER WILL LIKELY POOL ON ROADS AND IN LOW-LYING AREAS. SOME TRAVEL
DELAYS ARE POSSIBLE. ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVEL.

WEATHER IN THE MOUNTAINS CAN CHANGE SUDDENLY RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS.

ROAD CONDITIONS ARE AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://WWW.DRIVEBC.CA/.

PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
BCSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)BCSTORM.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ALERTING PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.CANADA.CA/EN/SERVICES/ENVIRONMENT/WEATHER/SEVEREWEATHER/WEATHER-ALERTS/COLOUR-CODED-ALERTS.

HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA

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