Vancouver's weather to close out January may get a little gloomy.
And while no warnings are in place, you're advised to carry an umbrella wherever you may go as the city appears to be in for a gradual downpour.
Weatherhood's latest data shows nearly 50 mm of rainfall is predicted between Thursday, Jan. 30, and Friday night.
Mother Nature will bring in the bulk of the precipitation, nearly 40 mm, by the end of the day Friday.
This also includes around 15 mm around noon on Friday, decreasing for the rest of the day but with no breaks in between.
The forecast also calls for winds up to 15 km/h each day this week.
The rain will ease up in Vancouver's inland areas, such as Hastings-Sunrise, Strathcona, Killarney, Kerrisdale, Trout Lake and Mount Pleasant.
However, those neighbourhoods could see less than 1 cm of snow overnight Thursday before the rain officially arrives.
Daily temperatures are expected to rise to 7 to 8 C at day's peak.
City extreme weather alert
Overnight lows are expected to hover just below 0 C.
As a result, the City of Vancouver has once again extended its extreme weather response and will have the following shelters open until Thursday:
Directions Youth Services Centre
- 1138 Burrard St.
- Hours of operation: 10 p.m. to 8 a.m.
- Will provide overnight accommodation to 10 individuals (ages 13-24, all genders served)
Aboriginal Front Door
- 390 Main St.
- Hours of operation: 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.
- Entrance at 205 East Hastings St.
- Will provide overnight accommodation to 34 individuals (ages 19 and older; couples welcome)
The Salvation Army Belkin House
- 555 Homer St.
- Hours of operation: 9 p.m. to 7 a.m.
- Will provide overnight accommodation to 25 individuals (ages 19 and older)
- 18 men and seven (7) women
OPS Overnight EWR Shelter
- 141 East Hastings St.
- Hours of operation: 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.
- Access via front entrance
- Will provide overnight accommodation to 20 individuals (ages 19 and older)
Commercial-Hastings EWR
- 1726 East Hastings St.
- Hours of operation: 8:30 p.m. to 7:15 a.m.
- Site entrance is through the front gate
- Will provide overnight accommodation to 15 individuals (ages 19 and older)
Kiwassa Neighbourhood House EWR Shelter
- 2425 Oxford St.
- Hours of operation: 8:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.
- Site entrance is on the right side of the building (east-facing)
- Dinner, breakfast, and snacks served.
- Will provide overnight accommodation to 20 individuals (ages 19 and older)
Marpole Neighbourhood House EWR Shelter
- 8585 Hudson St.
- Hours of operation: 9:30 p.m. to 7 a.m.
- Site entrance is through courtyard door (south-facing)
- Will provide overnight accommodation to 30 individuals (ages 19 and older)
The Nest
- 320 Alexander St.
- Hours of operation: 8 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.
- Entrance at white gate. Ring buzzer for access.
- Will provide overnight accommodation to 20 individuals (ages 19 and older; transgender, gender diverse and two-spirit people only)
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