Weather warnings
Weather warnings for North Cowichan
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1 active warning: Rainfall Warning until Fri 4:41 am Issued by Environment and Climate Change Canada. Area: East Vancouver Island - Duncan to Nanaimo, BC.
Official weather warnings, watches and advisories for North Cowichan, 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 4:41 am Rainfall Warning
- Max gust next 48 h
- 22 km/h Fri 8:00 am
- Rain next 48 h
- 0 mm
- Temperature range
- 5 to 11°C
- Forecast flags
- 0 GodsView, not official
Weather warnings for North Cowichan now
1 official alert covers North Cowichan, British Columbia, Canada right now: 1 warning and 0 watches or advisories.
Rainfall Warning (Yellow) until Fri 4:41 am. Heavy rain is expected. Periods of heavy rain expected to continue into this evening. Where: East Vancouver Island - near Courtenay, Comox, and Nanaimo. 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...
| Alert | Level | Area | From | Until |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall Warning | Yellow | East Vancouver Island - Duncan to Nanaimo, BC | Thu 6:41 pm | Fri 4:41 am |
Times are local (America/Vancouver). Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
GodsView forecast flags (not an official warning)
The forecast model shows nothing that crosses our thresholds for North Cowichan in the next 48 hours.
Expect temperatures between 5 and 11°C, 0 mm of precipitation and gusts peaking near 22 km/h.
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 North Cowichan
Status of nearby cities from our 8-minute-old snapshot of the same official feeds.
| City | Distance | Active alerts |
|---|---|---|
| Saanich | 40 km | None |
| Nanaimo | 41 km | 1: Rainfall Warning |
| Victoria, BC | 51 km | None |
| Delta | 54 km | None |
| Richmond, BC | 54 km | None |
| Vancouver | 61 km | None |
| North Vancouver | 69 km | None |
| Surrey | 69 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.