B.C. Interior regions brace for scorching heat this weekend
B.C. Interior regions brace for scorching heat this weekend
Environment Canada says unseasonably hot weather in British Columbia's Okanagan, Thompson and Boundary regions will push temperatures into the mid-30s this weekend.
The forecaster issued heat warnings Friday covering portions of the province's Interior, saying the hot weather was expected to persist through Sunday.
The agency says daytime temperatures are expected to reach 38 C in the Boundary region, while temperatures in the south and central Okanagan, south and north Thompson, and Fraser Canyon regions will reach up to 36 C.
That's gonna be toasty!
I heard from friends the whole area broke some records this week, over 38 all over the place.
I wonder how long we see 50+. 5 years?
50 C would take a lot of roasting to get to; we're pretty far north and there's a lot of vegetation. It might be a couple decades. With the heat domes hitting Texas, they're still just peeking at 45 C in non-desert areas, but low 40s would be devastating up here, and we could see that in the next 10 years.