Fire Weather Forecast for Coastal Zone

Sat-Mon: On Saturday conditions remain cool and breezy. An upper low will produce showers and a risk of thunderstorms, mostly on the Mainland. Rainfall totals are variable with 5-20 mm for Mainland zones and trace to 5 mm on Vancouver Island. Winds will be from the west-southwest and light to moderate. Temperatures will drop into the low teens. Sunday will be mostly dry with partly to mostly cloudy skies. Temperatures will return to near seasonal and winds will remain moderate west to southwest inflow. On Monday, another low tracks south through the area bringing more showers or periods of rain for Mid Coast with precipitation spreading southwards through the Fire Centre late in the day.

Tues-Sat (6 to 10 day):

Starting Tuesday and into Wednesday, an upper low over the south will bring scattered showers and cool temperatures. Weak ridging for Haida Gwaii will produce dry conditions and a slight increase in temperatures to the north. Weak ridging spreads mid-week and into Thursday, expect seasonal temps and a slight chance of showers.

Fire Chief J. Caldbeck
Thetis Island Vol. Fire Dept.