Here is how much rain you can expect to see in Vancouver this week

Keep your umbrella handy.

The Vancouver weather forecast calls for a great deal of precipitation this week following a sunny start to the month over the weekend. 

Starting on Monday, May 3, the forecast calls for showers and a high of 13°C followed by a milder overnight low of 9°C overnight. Locals are expected to see some sun on Tuesday, with the forecast calls for clearing skies during the day and a 15°C by the water and an 18°C high inland; the evening will be clear with an overnight low of 7°C.

Wednesday is expected to be cloudy, while Thursday's forecast calls for periods of rain. Friday is expected to see a 60 per cent chance of showers, while Saturday's forecast calls for a 30 per cent chance of showers. 

So far, Sunday is expected to be cloudy but dry. 

Metro Vancouver Weather Forecast

Photo via Environment Canada

While summer might start off with a bang in Metro Vancouver, the first half of April saw cooler than average temperatures in the region. 

Environment Canada Meteorologist Armel Castellan told Vancouver Is Awesome in a previous interview that while April's forecast looks cooler than average this year, temperatures will trend warmer for the remainder of the season. 

The south of B.C. is expected to see above-average temperatures for May and June. That said, Castellan noted that the forecast is still showing the weaker "end of the probabilities," such as 40 to 50 per cent.