B.C. weather: Heat warnings continue for Southern Interior

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The upwind forecast for B.C.’s Interior has cooled somewhat from past weekend, but not capable for Environment Canada’s liking.

On Saturday, pinch thermometers expected to enactment successful nan mid-30s until adjacent Friday, nan nationalist upwind agency continued its heat warning for nan region.

“The temperatures person somewhat moderated successful nan Southern Interior but will stay elevated astatine aliases adjacent informing criteria,” said Environment Canada.

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Earlier successful nan week, scores of caller upwind records were group crossed nan state erstwhile temperatures ranged betwixt 30 and 42 C.

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For example, Lytton reached 42.5 C connected Tuesday. That shattered nan town’s regular grounds for July 9 of 40.6 C, which was group successful 1975.

That aforesaid day, nan mercury reached 39.3 C successful Kelowna, eclipsing nan city’s aged people of 38.6 group successful 2015, while West Vancouver reached 30.8 C, edging retired its erstwhile grounds of 30.5 C group successful 1985.

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The four-day streak of record-breaking temperatures ended Thursday erstwhile nan power cooled to nan mid-30s — a forecast that’s predicted to past different week.

On Friday, Lytton was nan provincial and nationalist basking spot astatine 38.6 C. That’s still plentifulness hot, but was short of nan town’s grounds of 40.8 C for July 12.

Other Southern Interior cities connected Friday were Salmon Arm astatine 33.4 C; Vernon astatine 33.3 C; Kelowna astatine 33.2 C; Penticton astatine 34.5 C; and Osoyoos astatine 36.6 C.

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Below are nan section forecasts for nan adjacent week, which are each astir identical. According to Environment Canada, nan region’s normal temperatures scope from highs of 26 C to lows of 12 C.

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