Unseasonably warm temperatures proved challenging Monday as the fight against an out-of-control wildfire in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley entered its second week.

The Department of Natural Resources estimated that the fire at Lake George had grown slightly in 24 hours to just over 2.8 square kilometres, mainly because of dry and windy conditions.

Monday's forecast for the area near Aylesford, N.S., called for a high of 28 C — the average daily high in the region for October is normally below 15 C.

“I can’t believe it — in October we normally get frost and cold,” Dave Corkum, mayor of the Municipality of the County of Kings, said in an interview. “There is some rain in the forecast in a few days and hopefully we will get it.”

Despite the conditions, Corkum said there are no reports of

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