B.C.s South Coast in for a soaking as atmospheric rivers move in – BC [Video]

People living on B.C.’s South Coast are in for a soggy weekend, with a series of four Pacific systems set to move across the region.

Global BC Senior Meteorologist Kristi Gordon says the South Coast will see four wet weather systems, one per day, Friday through Monday.

“Two of these systems, Saturday and Sunday, will be Atmospheric Rivers however the ‘fire hose’ of rain is forecast to target areas just south of the U.S. border,” Gordon said.

Despite this, the region is expected to see a “prolonged period of rain,” with up to 80 millimetres of rain through Monday.

That’s more than double the precipitation that has fallen on the region through the first three weeks of February and would push the month’s rainfall back to average after nearly two weeks of dry weather, Gordon said.

“This amount of rain will be primarily beneficial to the region,” Gordon said.