Overnight Temperatures to Bring Relief in Upcoming BC and Alberta Heat Wave

Overnight Temperatures to Bring Relief in Upcoming BC and Alberta Heat Wave
Police block the road into the wildfires near Entwhistle Alberta on May 7, 2023. The Canadian Press/Jason Franson
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Alberta and British Columbia are bracing for an unseasonable heat wave with daytime highs soaring up to 15 degrees above normal over the coming days, though overnight temperatures are expected to provide some relief.

Armel Castellan, an Environment Canada meteorologist in B.C., says the coming heat wave shares some of the same characteristics as a so-called heat dome.