Vancouver Island residents may want to prepare for a wet Tuesday this week.
Coinciding with the U.S. presidential elections is a frontal system over the BC central coasts will move southward through Monday and bring with it heavy rainfall for parts of Vancouver Island by Tuesday morning.
Weather statements issued by Environment Canada forecast 100 to 150 mm of rainfall for western parts of Vancouver Island by Tuesday.
The rain is expected to taper off Tuesday afternoon as the frontal system moves eastward, but heavy downpours can cause flash floods and water pooling on roads.
The frontal system could also bring rainfall amounts of 50 to 75 mm to East Vancouver Island between Nanoose Bay and Fanny Bay overnight Monday and through Tuesday.
Weather forecasts predict that Greater Victoria is in for three straight days of rainfall this week, starting Tuesday and ending with sunny skies Friday through Sunday.
