Vancouver keeps it cool for the start of summer literally

A week of unseasonably cool temperatures in Metro Vancouver is comingto a showery, cloudy end with a sunny break on the horizon this weekend.

Grey skies and temperatures in the mid-to-high-teens across the region this weekprompted some to reach for extra layers. At the Vancouver International Airport on Thursday,temperatures dipped to 14.8 C, among the coldest July days in two decades.

"Daytime highs are not expected to get up much higher than 15 C across the entire region today, which is about 5 C below normal," said CBC meteorologist Brett Soderholm.

Theconditions are due to an area of low pressure situated over central B.C. that has been nearly stationary for the past few days, he said.

Many took to social media to commiserate with each other.

Much of the South Coast will be drying out throughout this weekend and into next week.The weekend is forecast to be sunny with high temperaturesin the low 20s.