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By Victor Kaisar

Hot Weather

Heat warnings lifted but Kamloops-area temperatures to remain well above seasonal into September

Aug 30, 2025 | 10:30 AM

KAMLOOPS — Environment Canada has lifted a heat warning for the Kamloops-area, though there is a chance it will be restored early next week.

The heat warning, which was issued last Sunday (Aug. 24), was lifted just after 5:00 p.m. Friday (Aug. 29) evening as temperatures fell before the threshold needed for a heat warning to be issued in the Southern interior.

Environment Canada is currently forecasting a daytime high of 32 C Saturday and Sunday and an overnight low of 16 C on both days. Those projected temperatures are still above the seasonal normal for this time of year, which is a high of 25 C and a low of 11 C.

The weather agency is also calling for another spell of heat starting Labour Day Monday (Sept. 1). Daytime high temperatures are expected to be between 36 and 38 C Monday to Thursday, with overnight lows of 17 C and 18 C expected Monday and Tuesday.

Environment Canada forecast for Kamloops as of 5 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 30. (Image Credit: Environment Canada)

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Should that forecast hold, a heat warning is expected to be issued for Monday and Tuesday. It may be extended into Wednesday and Thursday, though overnight lows on the latter two days are expected to be 15 C and 16 C respectively.

In the Kamloops-area, a heat warning is issued when there are at least two consecutive days with a daytime high of at least 35 C and a nighttime low of at least 18 C in between. Those temperatures also trigger the City of Kamloops’ heat response plan.

This ongoing spell of hot weather has caused the number of active wildfires in B.C. to soar into the triple digits. The uptick comes after the BC Wildfire Service had warned of lightning in hot and dry areas that had fuels which were susceptible to ignition.

Information Officer Taylor Stewart Shantz says there were a handful of fire starts reported south of Merritt near the Coquihalla Summit as well as in the Penticton area.

“We will be conducting flights in areas that took hits and just assessing to see if there are any holdover fires from last night that stand out during the day,” she said. “We are very dry and susceptible to fire right now as our fire danger rating is high with pickets of extreme.”

“We’re encouraging the public to exercise caution over the long weekend and I think its indicative of the conditions out that that we took a few pocket of lighting and had multiple starts in the same area.”

You can find the latest on the wildfire front from the BC Wildfire Service here.

For more on the City of Kamloops’ heat response plan as well as a list of cooling amenities, go here.