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Weather warnings for Courtenay
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1 active warning: Rainfall Warning until Fri 2:16 am Issued by Environment and Climate Change Canada. Area: East Vancouver Island - Courtenay to Campbell River, BC.
Official weather warnings, watches and advisories for Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada, updated every few minutes, plus severe weather flags from the 48-hour forecast.
- Active warnings
- 1 ECCC public weather alerts
- Watches / advisories
- 0
- Next alert ends
- Fri 2:16 am Rainfall Warning
- Max gust next 48 h
- 31 km/h Fri 6:00 pm
- Rain next 48 h
- 39 mm
- Temperature range
- 4 to 9°C
- Forecast flags
- 1 GodsView, not official
Weather warnings for Courtenay now
1 official alert covers Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada right now: 1 warning and 0 watches or advisories.
Rainfall Warning (Yellow) until Fri 2:16 am. Heavy rain is expected. Periods of heavy rain expected to continue into this evening. Where: East Vancouver Island - Courtenay and Comox region. Remarks: An area of low pressure continues to linger offshore and rotate bands of heavy rain into eastern Vancouver Island. Significant accumulations of rain have already...
| Alert | Level | Area | From | Until |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall Warning | Yellow | East Vancouver Island - Courtenay to Campbell River, BC | Thu 4:16 pm | Fri 2:16 am |
Times are local (America/Vancouver). Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
GodsView forecast flags (not an official warning)
The forecast model flags 1 hazard for Courtenay in the next 48 hours: intense downpour: 14 mm in one hour (Fri 9:00 pm).
Expect temperatures between 4 and 9°C, 39 mm of precipitation and gusts peaking near 31 km/h.
- Intense downpour: 14 mm in one hour Fri 9:00 pm
Thresholds: gusts 70+ km/h (90+ damaging), 50+ mm rain in 24 h or 10+ mm in an hour, 10+ cm snow in 24 h, thunderstorm and freezing-rain weather codes, 35°C+ heat, -25°C or wind chill -30°C. Open-Meteo model forecast; official warnings take precedence.
Weather warnings near Courtenay
Status of nearby cities from our 4-minute-old snapshot of the same official feeds.
| City | Distance | Active alerts |
|---|---|---|
| Nanaimo | 96 km | None |
| Vancouver | 144 km | None |
| North Vancouver | 145 km | None |
| Richmond, BC | 146 km | None |
| Burnaby | 155 km | None |
| Delta | 155 km | None |
| New Westminster | 160 km | None |
| Coquitlam | 166 km | None |
Warning, watch or advisory: what the levels mean
Environment Canada issues Warnings (severe weather is occurring or expected), Watches (conditions favourable for severe weather), Advisories (less severe events such as fog or frost) and Special Weather Statements. Since 2025 alerts also carry a colour (yellow, orange, red) reflecting expected impact.
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Data: Environment and Climate Change Canada, Open-Meteo forecast.