Metro Vancouverites will have a final chance to enjoy some sizzling temperatures before the end of summer and over the Labour Day long weekend.
Environment Canada meteorologist Ken Dosanjh says temperatures climbing nearly 10 C above the seasonal average are expected in some parts of the region as a cold front moves out of the region.
Starting on Wednesday, Aug. 28, temperatures may trend slightly below average as some cooler air lingers. However, Thursday is expected to be mainly sunny with temperatures climbing a few degrees to daytime highs in the low 20s.
"As we move to Friday temperatures will start to rise incrementally," he told V.I.A., adding that Sunday will be the warmest day of the week.
"Temperatures at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) will reach the high 20s and as you move further inland they could hit 30 C to 31 C on Sunday."
Dosanjh notes that the hot temperatures won't last long enough to meet heat warning criteria.
Metro Vancouver weather forecast includes cooling temperatures after a hot weekend
Temperatures are expected to drop after Sunday, falling to around the seasonal average on Monday and Tuesday in the seven-day forecast.
Heading into the rest of next week, temperatures should rise as a ridge of high-pressure moves into the region. Since the days will be shorter and the nights longer, they won't feel as warm as they have over the past weeks, said Dosanjh.
Meteorological summer hasn't quite wrapped up, with the fall period commencing on Sept. 1. Early reports indicate that Metro Vancouver had a slightly warmer than normal summer, with the June 1 to Aug. 26 period showing temperatures were half a degree above the seasonal average.
The region has received 113 per cent of its normal precipitation during the summer, which is above normal "but not by a glaring amount," noted Dosanjh.
"We caught up quite a bit of precipitation toward the end of August," he noted, mentioning the rainstorm on Aug. 23.
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