Cindy White
The end of the New Era’s Day long weekend will also mark the end of the heat wave for the Okanagan and Thompson regions.
Bank Holiday Monday is likely to be the last day this week with temperatures around ten degrees above normal for this time of year.
The heat warning that was issued last week is expected to be lifted by Environment Canada on Monday morning.
“We expect conditions to be below heat warning criteria,” meteorologist Ken Dosange said.
“Conditions will still be anywhere up to five degrees above seasonal. So while it will remain hot, the heat advisory will not be in effect.
Highs on Monday will range from 34 C in the North and Central Okanagan to 35 C in Kamloops and 37 C in the Osoyoos area.
Tuesday and Wednesday will still be in the 30s, but just barely.
“Going into the middle of the week, that’s when conditions start to cool down,” explains Dosange.
“There’s a system much further west, something like the Bering Sea, that will eventually make its way into the Okanagan. Then we will start to see, possibly Wednesday evening, increased cloud cover and more unsettled conditions.
“So then we could see some precipitation, in terms of showers,” he said.
While moisture is needed, these showers can also come with lightning, raising the risk of sparking more wildfires.
Wind gusts of 40 to 50 kilometers per hour are also a concern on Monday in some areas. That could cause problems for firefighters battling blazes, including the Keremeos Creek wildfire, near Apex Mountain.
By next weekend, Environment Canada is forecasting mostly clear conditions with daytime highs in the mid-20s to low 30s, right around normal for the first week of August.
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