Hot weather approaches for North Coast Inland regions with Special Weather statement issued

Rain is coming for the North Coast and Northwest for the next
few days, but from Sunday on we're going to feel like it's the
middle of summer as high temperatures settle over the region

The Mother's Day weekend and beyond is going to more of a mid summer weather pattern than our normal spring weather, with Environment Canada issuing a Special Weather Statement for the Terrace/Kitimat region.

The forecast noting of Daytime highs that will be 10 to 15 degrees above seasonal highs reaching into the low 30s startng on Friday and carrying through into Wednesday.

The Terrace-Kitmat forecast indicates the more extreme heat won't arrive until Sunday. 

However, the sudden rise in temperatures will have officials watching area rivers closely as the snowpack melt off accelerates.  

You can follow the Rivers Forecast Centre here for updates on how the heat is impacting on the rivers of the Northwest region.

Prince Rupert and the North Coast communities won't be quite as hot, with the warm days set to start on Sunday with highs of a comfortable 17 degrees. 

We will have however have to deal with a bit of precipitation before we reach the sunny days from Sunday on.

Follow the Environment Canada website for updates as the unusually hot temperatures for May stake their claim to the Northwest this week.

A look at past weather events can be reviewed from our archive page here.