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The province is urging everyone to use caution over the next several days, as moderate to heavy rain is forecast to start in the afternoon of Friday, August 15, 2025.
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Use caution, be safe on the south coast this weekend
Published 3:56 PDT, Fri August 15, 2025
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The province urges people on the south coast to use caution over the next several days, particularly in the backcountry, as moderate to heavy rain is forecast to start the afternoon of Friday, Aug. 15, 2025.
While there are no specific flood concerns, rainfall amounts are unusually high for this time of year. High flows and rapidly rising rivers can pose hazards, such as road washouts, landslides and increased risk to backcountry recreationalists, particularly from Friday until Sunday.
Rainfall warnings and high streamflow advisories have been issued for the following communities:
- Rainfall warning
- Fraser Valley west, including Abbotsford;
- Howe Sound;
- Metro Vancouver North Shore, including West Vancouver and North Vancouver;
- Metro Vancouver (central), including Vancouver, Burnaby and New Westminster;
- Metro Vancouver (northeast), including Coquitlam and Maple Ridge; and
- Sunshine Coast from Gibsons to Earls Cove.
- High streamflow advisory
- South coast, including Howe Sound, Sea-to-Sky, Pemberton and surrounding areas; and
- North Shore mountains.
Rivers are expected to rise rapidly on Friday, Aug. 15, and potentially into early Saturday, Aug. 16.
For some glacier-fed rivers, such as the Squamish River, water levels are high due to recent warm weather and runoff from glacial melt.
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