BC Wildfire Service Prepares for Increase in Gusty Winds and Lightning

BC Wildfire Service Prepares for Increase in Gusty Winds and Lightning
The July Mountain wildfire burns along the Coquihalla Highway south of Merritt, B.C., on Aug. 11, 2021. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck
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VANCOUVER—The B.C. Wildfire Service says it is preparing for a potential increase in lightning strikes and shifting winds as cooler weather is forecast over the next few days.

Fire information officer Erika Berg says the shift in temperatures is forecast to start on Sunday evening, possibly also bringing pyrocumulonimbus clouds in the southern region that usually cause their own weather systems including an increase in lightning.