Metro Vancouver Heats Up with California Ridge

0:00It's April 27th. You're listening to Canada News today, AI-powered local news. I'm Corey with the story. Metro Vancouver is about to turn up the heat this week after a quick gray spell on Tuesday, April 28th. A week-weather system rolls in overnight Monday, bringing showers through the morning and early afternoon, but skies clear by mid-afternoon with highs. Around 16 degrees Celsius Monday, and a cooler overnight low of 8 degrees. By Wednesday, a strong high-pressure ridge builds over British Columbia, pulling warm air up from California and kicking off a stretch of dry, sunny days. Expect daytime highs, climbing to 17 degrees, Wednesday, 19 Thursday, 20 Friday, and Saturday and 22 Sunday near the water. Inland spots in Metro Vancouver could hit the high 20s or even 30 by Sunday way above the usual 14 to 16 degrees this time of. Year. Overnight lows warm up too, from 8 degrees to around 12 by Friday night, beating the seasonal

1:01average of 6 or 7. Looking ahead to May, environment Canada sees hotter and drier conditions than normal, which might speed up snow melt in rivers despite low snowpack. Levels 57% on the south coast, and 75% in the lower freezer. That ridge sticks around until next week, so grab those shades and stay hydrated as this California heat keeps flowing north. But keep an eye on, wildfire risks with all that dry weather.