Environment Canada has issued heat warnings for parts of Vancouver Island and inland sections of coastal British Columbia as the province braces for a heat wave.
The bulletin says daytime highs are expected to hit the low 30s in those areas with nighttime lows of around 16 C. “Right now, it looks like Wednesday is the day for a change in the airmass,” said Armel Castellan, a warning preparedness meteorologist with the agency. But temperatures in parts of the southern Interior must hit 35 C for two days with an overnight low of 18 C in order to trigger a heat warning.
In the northern community of Fort Nelson, B.C., daytime highs between 28 C and 30 C are expected from Sunday to next Wednesday. The entire community was evacuated for more than two weeks in spring due to the threat of an early-season wildfire. He said Wednesday that he expects Environment Canada will issue additional warnings as the heat moves from west to east across the province.