Soaring temperatures, high winds could worsen fires in B.C.’s southern Interior
KELOWNA, B.C. — Officials in British Columbia’s southern Interior say the warm temperatures and gusty winds in the forecast could spell the end of two days of relief from wildfires raging in the area.
Jason Luciw with the Central Okanagan Emergency Operations Centre in Kelowna, B.C., says officials are would like to see a repeat of the weather the area has seen over the past few days, but he’s not confident it will hold.
“We saw a much happier, much friendlier, Okanagan summer day yesterday,” Luciw said on Sunday.
But Environment Canada’s forecast for the next week in the southern Interior does not inspire confidence, with temperatures in the 30s and winds gusting over 40 kilometres per hour.