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Latest Weather News - BC

• Does your home or office hold the key to solving the climate crisis? Experts say yes

  The homes, offices and shopping malls where we spend so much time produce huge amounts of pollution from fossil fuels burned to heat or cool them. But they don't have to be...

  Economy

  Sep 20
• B.C. had one of the driest summers on record and the wildfire risk remains high

  The wildfire danger rating remains extreme in northeastern B.C., on the east side of Vancouver Island and in parts of the Fraser Valley and the Sunshine Coast.

  Weather

  Sep 19
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• Wildfire smoke from B.C. spreads to Alberta as several blazes still uncontained

  Environment Canada is maintaining advisories for a portion of northeast B.C. and the southern half of the province and has extended air quality statements across southern Alberta.

  Fire

  Sep 13
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• Wildfires burning in B.C. remain a concern as Highway 1 reopens and smoke lingers

  Air quality has improved slightly over Metro Vancouver but remains at very unhealthy levels in several other regions as wildfire smoke blankets large sections of British Columbia.

  Fire

  Sep 12
• Smoky skies forecasted for B.C.’s south coastal areas for the weekend, meteorologist says

  Special air quality advisories have been issued for many regions around the province due to smoke from ongoing wildfires.

  Weather

  Sep 9
• August 2022 was the hottest August ever recorded in B.C.

  From June to August this year recorded a mean temperature of 18.3 C, which is above the average of 17.2 C and is the sixth-hottest summer ever.

  Weather

  Sep 2
• Okanagan sizzles under hottest-ever August

  Basically, there's hot air in the upper atmosphere that tends to dominate the airmass over extended periods of time, and it's parked itself over the area.

  Weather

  Sep 2
• Pakistan’s ‘monsoon on steroids’ shows world that extreme weather is never far away

  Climate experts fear the extreme weather that has ravaged Pakistan can happen anywhere. In fact, it already has.

  Weather

  Sep 2
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• B.C. wildfires scorch area well below average, but hot September poses threat

  B.C.’s forest minister says 93 per cent of this season’s fires have been extinguished or are under control.

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  Sep 1
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• 12 temperature records broken in B.C. as heat wave carries on

  The hottest spot in the province on Wednesday could be found in Lytton, where the peak temperature reached 38 C. Not far behind, was Ashcroft, which reached a daily high of 36.2 C.

  Weather

  Sep 1
• Forecast ‘late season heat wave’ prompts warnings for parts of B.C. South Coast

  The Lytton area is forecast to face the most scorching temperatures, with daytime highs at or above 35 C this week.

  Weather

  Aug 29
• Severe thunderstorm watch issued for handful of regions in B.C.’s Interior

  Areas under the severe thunderstorm watch range from the Cariboo to the North Thompson in the Interior, plus Fort Nelson and Peace River in the Northeast.

  Weather

  Aug 26
• Environment Canada issues thunderstorm watch for large swath of B.C.’s Southern Interior

  BC Wildfire information officer Andrea Heath said in the last 24 hours the province had 73 new fires, meaning there are currently 217 active wildfires.

  Weather

  Aug 23
• Heat warnings issued for eastern Vancouver Island, Howe Sound

  The national weather agency has issued heat warnings for the two regions, with daytime highs forecast near 30 C and overnight lows holding around 16 C.

  Weather

  Aug 22
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• ‘A miracle that we’re all alive’: Family of five rescued after massive tree crushes vehicle

  Davina Milton and four family members had just parked on the street to visit friends when they were ambushed by nature.

  Canada

  Aug 20
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• Heat warnings, wildfire smoke alerts issued for B.C.’s Interior

  In the Southern Interior, heat warnings are in effect for the Fraser Canyon and South Okanagan plus the Boundary, Kootenay Lake and North Thompson regions.

  Weather

  Aug 19
• 13 heat warnings now in effect for B.C., more heat records fall on Wednesday

  Temperatures are expected to reach daytime highs between 29 and 35 C in Metro Vancouver.

  Weather

  Aug 18
• As B.C. bakes under the sun, health experts warn about the perils of indoor heat

  Heat experts warn of the dangers of long-term exposure to extreme temperatures, especially indoors.

  Weather

  Aug 18
• More heat warnings issued for B.C. regions: Environment Canada 

  High temperatures in B.C. are being attributed to a strong ridge of high pressure which will bring a 'short lived heat wave to British Columbia,' Environment Canada said.

  Weather

  Aug 17
• 10 heat warnings issued for parts of B.C. with temperatures up to 40 C

  In Metro Vancouver, East Vancouver Island, the Sunshine Coast, Fraser Valley and Howe Sound area, residents can expected daytime highs between 29 C and 35 C.

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  Aug 16
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• Severe thunderstorm watch issued for B.C.’s Southern Interior

  Issued Friday morning, areas under the severe thunderstorm watch stretch from the Similkameen and Okanagan in the west to the Kootenays in the east.

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  Aug 12
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• B.C. thunderstorms deliver light show to Kamloops, flash flooding in Merritt

  Much of southern B.C. was under severe thunderstorm warnings and watches Thursday afternoon.

  Weather

  Aug 11
• Severe thunderstorm watch issued for most of B.C.’s Interior

  The warning stretches from Prince George in the north through to Kamloops, the Fraser Canyon, the Okanagan and most of the Kootenays.

  Weather

  Aug 11
• Highway 1 closed due to mudslide near Lytton, B.C.

  The mudslide has closed Highway 1 between Lytton and Spences Bridge in both directions between Highway 8 and Highway 12.

  Environment

  Aug 11