A late blast of summer heat across the Lower Mainland is expected to continue with higher-than-normal temperatures stretching on through the next few days — and nights.
1130 NewsRadio Meteorologist Michael Kuss says you’ll be sweating through the week.
“This isn’t the hottest weather of the summer, but it’s the longest stretch of heat that we’ve had all summer long, and it’s not even close really. We’re five, six days out before we get even the slightest break,” said Kuss.
Areas around B.C. saw 21 record-breaking temperatures Sunday, Kuss says, with over 40 degrees Celsius recorded in Lytton and even a daytime high of 33.3 degrees in Nanaimo.
He says new records are likely on their way throughout the province.
“The pattern really isn’t changing much. A massive area of high pressure across B.C., now Alberta and pushing into Saskatchewan will remain in place through at least Wednesday. We’re going to have temperatures even across much of the lower mainland, topping 30 degrees again [Monday] and likely [Tuesday].”
Kuss says much of the Lower Mainland will feel highs of 28 to 32 degrees Celsius, though only as high as 25 degrees near the shoreline.
Until Wednesday, relief from the heat is unlikely, with overnight lows as high as 16 to 19 degrees.
The BC Wildfire Service says the hot and dry conditions are drying forests, and increasing temperatures along with low humidity are problematic.
Crews also say there are also risks of dry lightning in the southern Interior and over the North Cascades in the coming days, which could lead to more smoke while air-quality warnings are already in place.
—With files from The Canadian Press
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