It seems that Western Canada can’t get a break from the weather.
Following a long, cool spring and devastating floods in June, the heat is on in southwestern British Columbia and southern Alberta.
In Alberta, Banff hit a high of 31.6°C on Monday. Banff is forecast for a high of 34°C on Tuesday but will see some relief on Wednesday when a cold front pushes through the area, dropping temperatures down to a more seasonal 23°C. Though Lethbridge didn’t hit 30°C on Canada Day, they will feel the heat on Tuesday with a forecast high of 34°C. Calgary is also feeling the heat with highs of 33°C.
For people in the southwestern B.C., it was a steamy Canada Day. Kamloops reached a sweltering 38.1°C on Monday and is forecast for a high of 35°C on Tuesday. The city broke its July high of 37.4°C set in 2006.
In Kelowna, temperatures hovered around the 34°C mark. Cranbrook also reached a high of 32.9°C on Monday and is forecast for another two days of above-30 temperatures.
Temperatures are forecast to be slightly higher than normal for southern B.C. for the next week, but the heat wave will come to an end on Thursday.
Environment Canada defines a heat wave as three consecutive days of temperatures that are 30°C or higher.
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