Parts of the Lower Mainland are under a wind warning from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) as a storm rolls in to darken skies this weekend.
The wind warning applies to Metro Vancouver’s southeast and southwest, including Surrey, Langley, Richmond, and Delta.
“A frontal system will move across the South Coast tonight bring[ing] a period of brief, but strong, gusty winds to the region,” ECCC said in its warning. “The strongest winds will begin near midnight and end by early Saturday morning.”
Peak gusts are expected to reach 90 kilometres per hour. Exposed coastal locations such as beaches will be battered the hardest. ECCC expects the strongest winds near Boundary Bay.
The weather agency predicts the winds could send tree branches crashing down, potentially taking electrical lines with them and causing power outages.
Rain arrives around midnight and will continue on Saturday and Sunday.