Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma says officials are not currently anticipating a heat dome like the one that killed hundreds of people in 2021.īut she says the government will be closely monitoring conditions throughout the province, as elevated temperatures can still affect vulnerable people. The heat is expected to settle in Friday and intensify over the weekend in B.C., where there were more than 40 wildfires on Wednesday.ī.C. The temperature is expected to hit 31 C in Edmonton on Monday, 30 C in Peace River and 29 C in Grand Prairie.
Special air quality advisories have been issued in response to wildfire smoke for most of Alberta, as well as central and northeastern B.C. The Alberta government declared a provincial state of emergency in response to fires that have forced thousands of people from their homes.Īlberta's wildfire dashboard shows 76 active fires today, with most of the 23 fires classified as burning out of control clustered in the western half of the province. The weather office is forecasting temperatures will hit 30 C and higher in parts of Alberta that are already grappling with early season wildfires. While the heat is expected to peak on Sunday or Monday, Cragg says there's potential for the temperature-raising blocking pattern to return later next week. Western Canada is bracing for an unseasonable heat wave and dry spell that will raise the risk of wildfires in Alberta and British Columbia over the coming days.Įnvironment Canada meteorologist John Cragg says there's little to no precipitation on the horizon, save for some potential for thunderstorms in parts of Alberta before temperatures heat up heading into the weekend.Ĭragg says the heat is coming from a "blocking pattern," when the normal fluctuation of low and high pressures stops, and warm air flows into an area without the relief that usually comes from an influx of cooler northern air.
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