After a devastating couple of days of record-breaking rainfall, southern B.C. was finally treated to a mostly dry day Tuesday.
Flooding continued in low-lying areas like the Sumas Prairie region near Abbotsford because all of the remaining water still flowing down from the mountains, but the rain held off.
Wednesday is also expected to be dry right across the south coast, allowing crews to continue rescues, clean-up and assessments.
The next bout of precipitation arrives Thursday morning for coastal regions. But very little rain is expected — less than 5 millimeters before the system moves out early Friday.
Further good news: conditions are expected to remain cold. This has limited snowmelt in the mountains. Plus, any further precipitation on Thursday is expected to fall as snow.
The southern Interior will also remain dry through Wednesday, with highs during the afternoon reaching just above freezing.
Thursday, much of that region will receive a few flurries in the morning, changing to showers in the afternoon. However, minimal accumulations of precipitation, if any are expected.
Both Friday and Saturday are expected to be dry. At this point, there is no significant rain expected across Southern B.C. until Sunday.