Mother's Day might see several temperature records broken across the Lower Mainland.
The Metro Vancouver weather forecast calls for unseasonably hot temperatures starting on Friday, May 12. Daytime highs are expected to climb into the high 20s to low 30s with overnight lows in the low to mid-teens.
Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement, urging locals to prepare for the hot weather as the risk of heat-related illnesses will increase.
Meteorologist Bobby Sekhon told V.I.A. that these daytime highs are about 16 C hotter than normal, but don't meet Environment Canada's criterion to issue a heat warning.
Although the daytime highs are already extremely hot, they will feel even hotter with humidity. On Friday, for example, the forecast included a high of 24 except 31 inland. With humidity, the temperatures feel more like 26 on the coast and 33 inland.
The Weather Network released a report that shows how hot temperatures will feel on Mother's Day. In Abbotsford, the daytime high of 34 C is expected to feel more like a sizzling 36 C, while the 27 C daytime high in Vancouver will feel more like 30 C.
In Abbotsford, the current temperature record for May 14 is 32.4 C, while Vancouver's is 25.6 C.
The weather channel has "high confidence that extreme heat will move into the region, breaking daily temperature records" but notes that "there is lower confidence that any May temperature records will be broken."
Find a detailed breakdown of the upcoming heat event from Environment Canada and how to prepare.
