Rain, rain is here to stay.

Armel Castellan, a warning preparedness meteorologist for Environment Canada, said storms are expected to continue in Greater Victoria on and off through next week until B次元官网网址渞ight on the doorstep of Christmas.B次元官网网址�

B次元官网网址淲e shifted on Sunday from a very benign ridge pattern where we had those crisp mornings with frost on the ground for much of the island to a very stormy pattern. ThatB次元官网网址檚 kind of the theme of the week, and thatB次元官网网址檚 going to be the continued theme for a little while now. WeB次元官网网址檙e going to see on and off storms including today and tomorrow. Saturday thereB次元官网网址檚 a bit of a break, but then Sunday and Monday we continue with this pattern,B次元官网网址� Castellan said.

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While the storms should abate in a week to 10 days, there has been 50 millimetres of rain in the last 48 hours.

The weather system is different from the storms of late November, Castellan said, because theyB次元官网网址檙e not atmospheric with a tropical origin. Instead, the zonal flow brings B次元官网网址渁 parade of storms, one after the other.B次元官网网址�

The storms also bring wind, expected for most of Friday, then again on Sunday into Monday.

November, December and January are the months Victoria sees the most precipitation and wind, Castellan said. December usually gets 140mm of precipitation. Since the first week of the month was dry and the last part of the month is expected to be drier again, the weather is on track to be close to the average rainfall.

Cpl. Chris Manseau of the Sidney North Saanich RCMP said they had a couple of days of collisions last week when the weather was cooler.

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B次元官网网址淧eople rushing to the ferry, the Wain Road overpass on the highway was a little icy,B次元官网网址� he said. B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 always the driverB次元官网网址檚 responsibility. ItB次元官网网址檚 wintertime, weather patterns change. Drive appropriate for the weather.

Manseau added that the recent warmer and wetter weather has brought more reports of water pooling on roads. There have been collisions with pedestrians in Sidney this month, and Manseau said the responsibility is on both drivers and pedestrians to stay safe.

B次元官网网址淚f you see anybody that you feel is driving unsafe for the road conditions, please contact us. We want to speak with those drivers who may be causing unsafe situations for other drivers, pedestrians or anyone else out there,B次元官网网址� Manseau said.

Castellan said he encourages people to follow the forecast and keep an eye on the wind warnings B次元官网网址� currently for both eastern and western Vancouver Island.

Elevated highway passages could also see some freezing this winter, so Castellan added drivers should have winter preparedness kits ready, especially if travelling across the island.

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