BC is suffering from the recent heat wave that has seen temperatures in the eastern and southern regions of the province rise to between -3 and -4 degrees and above.
Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for large parts of British Columbia – from Prince George and Tumbler Ridge in the north through Quesnel and Williams Lake to Kamloops, Okanagan and Kootenay – until early next week.
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The warnings come after the Cranbrook, Kelowna, Nakusp, Port Hardy and Vernon areas all broke temperature records on Friday, with temperatures reaching -38.6 degrees Celsius in Kelowna.
On Saturday, Lytton was the hottest place in Canada for part of the day, reaching 41 degrees in the afternoon.
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