FPCN11 CWVR 081353 AAB UPDATED FORECASTS FOR THE SOUTH COAST OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 6:52 A.M. PDT WEDNESDAY 8 JULY 2026 FOR TODAY AND THURSDAY. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 11:00 A.M. PDT. --------------------------------------------------------------------- MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS: MALAHAT: 366 METRES. WHISTLER: 658 METRES. --------------------------------------------------------------------- GREATER VICTORIA. TODAY..MAINLY SUNNY. WIND WEST 30 KM/H EXCEPT 60 NEAR JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT THIS MORNING. WIND BECOMING LIGHT NEAR NOON. HIGH 22 EXCEPT 16 WHERE WINDS BLOW ONSHORE. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH. TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. WIND LIGHT EXCEPT WEST 60 KM/H NEAR JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT. LOW 11. THURSDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. WIND LIGHT EXCEPT WEST 40 KM/H NEAR JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT. HIGH 22 EXCEPT 17 WHERE WINDS BLOW ONSHORE. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH. EAST VANCOUVER ISLAND - DUNCAN TO NANAIMO. TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING SUNNY THIS MORNING. INCREASING CLOUDINESS THIS AFTERNOON. WIND LIGHT EXCEPT NORTHWEST 30 KM/H NEAR THE STRAIT OF GEORGIA THIS MORNING. HIGH 23. HUMIDEX 25. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 11. THURSDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. HIGH 23. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH. EAST VANCOUVER ISLAND - NANOOSE BAY TO FANNY BAY. TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING SUNNY THIS MORNING. INCREASING CLOUDINESS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND LIGHT EXCEPT NORTHWEST 30 KM/H NEAR THE STRAIT OF GEORGIA THIS MORNING. HIGH 22. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH. TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. LOW 13. THURSDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. HIGH 20. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH. EAST VANCOUVER ISLAND - COURTENAY TO CAMPBELL RIVER. TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING SUNNY THIS MORNING. INCREASING CLOUDINESS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS MORNING. HIGH 22. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH. TONIGHT..CLOUDY. LOW 13. THURSDAY..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 20. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE. WEST VANCOUVER ISLAND. TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF DRIZZLE THIS MORNING. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING NEAR NOON. WIND LIGHT EXCEPT NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 OVER EXPOSED COASTAL SECTIONS THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 17. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH. TONIGHT..OVERCAST. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS NEAR ZEBALLOS AND TAHSIS. WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING EXCEPT NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 OVER EXPOSED COASTAL SECTIONS LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. LOW 12. THURSDAY..OVERCAST. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS NEAR ZEBALLOS AND TAHSIS. WIND LIGHT EXCEPT NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 OVER EXPOSED COASTAL SECTIONS IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR 14. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE. INLAND VANCOUVER ISLAND. TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING EARLY THIS MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 26. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH. TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW 12. THURSDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS NEAR GOLD RIVER IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 24. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH. REMAINDER UNCHANGED. END