Metro Vancouver will face weekend thunderstorms and heavy showers. This could be the first August rain in parts of British Columbia. Forecasts indicate a humidex near forty degrees Celsius, with thunder in the forecast. Cooler air is expected to move in later. Rain will fall heavily across the city.

Severe thunderstorms struck Vancouver Island on Saturday. They produced beautiful sunset views seen from Port Angeles. The storm system is expected to push into the Lower Mainland in the next few days. This will bring an end to the hot humid stretch across the region.