Vancouver is about to have a ‘warmer than average’ start to October

The Vancouver forecast for October is out, and it looks like El Niño will be impacting the weather in the region for the month.

Environment and Climate Change (ECCC) told Daily Hive that there is an 80 per cent chance that temperatures will be warmer than average for Metro Vancouver.

Temperatures are expected to rise starting the first weekend of October, with forecasted inland highs of 22°C on Oct. 3 and 23°C on Oct. 4.

According to ECCC meteorologist Jennifer Kowal, the freezing level is also rising throughout the province.

“We are going into a season that’s warmer than average,” said Kowal. “Freezing levels for the next 10 days are going up to 3,000 metres. So any precipitation would fall as rain.”

“There’s a nice clearing over the weekend.”

ECCC’s Canadian Climate Normals data shows that Vancouver’s daily average high temperature in October is close to 14°C, with overnight lows down to 7°C.

The month also averages 123.7 mm of rainfall.

The Vancouver forecast for the first full week of the new month remains warm, with a daytime high of up to 18°C and a mix of sun and cloud.

No matter what is in the Vancouver weather forecast, there are plenty of fun things to do this weekend.