Environment Canada says unseasonably hot weather in British Columbia's Okanagan, Thompson and Boundary regions will push temperatures into the mid-30s this weekend.
The forecaster issued heat warnings Friday covering portions of the province's Interior, saying the hot weather was expected to persist through Sunday.
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delial@lemmy.sdf.org · 3 pts · 3y
That's gonna be toasty!
TSG_Asmodeus@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y
I heard from friends the whole area broke some records this week, over 38 all over the place.
I wonder how long we see 50+. 5 years?
delial@lemmy.sdf.org · 3 pts · 3y
50 C would take a lot of roasting to get to; we're pretty far north and there's a lot of vegetation. It might be a couple decades. With the heat domes hitting Texas, they're still just peeking at 45 C in non-desert areas, but low 40s would be devastating up here, and we could see that in the next 10 years.
TSG_Asmodeus@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
It hit 46.1 in Lytton in 2021. It'll be here way sooner than decades.
delial@lemmy.sdf.org · 4 pts · 3y
Well fuck me
EDIT: You're actually underselling it. It hit 49.6 C
So, it pretty much already has hit 50 in BC. It'll probably break 50 next time a heat dome hits.
Lytton really shouldn't count when talking about BC as a whole though. I still stand by it being a couple decades before we see 50 C across large regions.
TSG_Asmodeus@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
Well I wish Lemmy had a RemindMe in X years, because I'll wager we hit 50 in other areas within 3-4 years.
delial@lemmy.sdf.org · 2 pts · 3y
Well, I can set an appointment in my calendar, if we can agree on terms. We might as well have some fun at the end of the world. 🙃
I like 5 years for timeframe (that would be end of summer 2028), and >50 C vs. ≤50 C for temperature.
I'm good for up to 100 CAD.
I'd be good with defining the measurement as monthly average high temperature for the southern half of BC, but I can't see anywhere that does that. I feel like including the top half tips things in my favor.
timeanddate.com seems neutral and has good averages for BC as a whole. 10 years seems more fair if we're doing the whole BC average.
What are your thoughts?
TSG_Asmodeus@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
Sorry, busy week. How about 50 dollar donation to the Food Bank?