More heat and smoke in the forecast for B.C. as temperature records tumble

A ridge of high pressure has prompted more heat warnings in B.C. and broken temperature records, including one that was nearly a century old.

Environment Canada has issued heat warnings for sections of the Boundary region, the North Coast, the Fraser Canyon and the North and South Thompson, saying temperatures will reach the mid-30s C through to Thursday, with lows overnight down to about 18 C.

The agency says the high temperatures create a moderate risk to public health in those areas and those who are at risk need to take precautions.

Records fell in more than a dozen locations on Monday, including Clearwater where the mercury reached 35.6 C and surpassed a daily record set in 1928, while in Quesnel the temperature of 33.6 C broke a high established in 1938.

The B.C. Wildfire Service