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Special Weather Statement: Coquitlam temperatures to feel like 38 C Sunday

Environment Canada issues a Special Weather Statement as a 'brief hot spell' expected to arrive in the Tri-Cities Sunday, Aug. 16.
Stefan Labbé

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the Tri-Cities as a ridge of high pressure building over souther B.C. is forecast to trigger a spell of hot weather. 

Temperatures are predicted to peak Sunday, Aug. 16, with daily maximum temperatures climbing into the mid-30s inland. Temperatures in Coquitlam will feel like 38 C, according to the Weather Network, hotter than the last heat wave to hit the Lower Mainland in late July.

Add humidity to the mix and it's expected to feel like 38 C in Coquitlam Sunday.
Add humidity to the mix and it's expected to feel like 38 C in Coquitlam Sunday. - The Weather Network

Overnight, temperatures are expected to remain in the high teens. 

Environment Canada advised that a further heat warning may be issued for the Lower Mainland on Sunday, Aug. 15, once it can gauge how effective a weak inflow from the Pacific will moderate inland temperatures.