A heat wave expected to sweep through B.C. 's south coast this week will make its way into the province's Interior later this week, creating challenges for wildfire suppression efforts. Those high temperatures will rapidly dry fuels that are already tinder dry as a result of ongoing drought conditions. High pressure from the heat wave will trap smoke in some areas. Wind, thunderstorms follow heat waveOn Sunday and Monday, temperatures will cool, which Lundquist is equally concerned about in terms of wildfires in the province.

Source: CBC News August 11, 2021 17:35 UTC