Yellow Warning - Wind

Damaging winds are expected.

Strong winds shifting to southwest winds gusting to 90 km/h overnight.

Where: Greater Victoria, Southern Gulf Islands, Malahat Highway.

When: Tonight and Sunday morning.

Remarks : Another strong low pressure system continues to move across the South Coast tonight. Strong winds will shift to southwesterlies overnight with gusts to 90 km/h. The strong winds will gradually ease on Sunday morning.

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Local utility outages are possible. High-sided vehicles will be pushed around by the wind. There is a risk of injury due to flying or falling debris.

Weather in the mountains can change suddenly resulting in hazardous driving conditions.

Road conditions are available at https://www.drivebc.ca/.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to BCstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on social media using #BCStorm.