In Alberta, unseasonably hot, dry conditions will begin this weekend with the highest temperatures above 30 C expected from Sunday through Tuesday.
Alberta and British Columbia are bracing for an unseasonable heat wave with daytime highs soaring up to 15 degrees above normal over the coming days, though overnight temperatures are expected to provide some relief.
But he said this heat event doesn’t have the potential to reach the same extreme highs recorded in June 2021, when temperatures in B.C.’s Interior pushed into the 40s.Castellan said the nights are still longer and cooler in mid-May than they were during the late-June heat dome two years ago, which the B.C. Coroners Service has said caused more than 600 heat-related deaths.
Henderson said people who are feeling too hot should take immediate action to cool down, such as taking a cold shower or heading to a cool, indoor area. All of Alberta and most of B.C. are blanketed with special heat advisories from Environment Canada, and a special air quality statement is also in effect for much of western Alberta in response to smoke from dozens of early-season wildfires.
The hot, dry conditions will start in Alberta this weekend, with the highest temperatures above 30 C expected from Sunday through Tuesday. A statement from the province said the burned area is four times larger than normal, due largely to three wildfires in the Peace River Regional District.
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