Fire Weather
- Conditions remain hot and dry Friday. A risk of thunderstorms and increased winds are expected to develop in the late afternoon.
- Cooler conditions expected over the weekend, with some precipitation gradually progressing south.
- Another warming and drying trend expected to rebuild by early next week.
Note: those claps of distant thunder heard around 5 pm Thursday contained a lightning strike that started a wildfire in the hills between the Shawnigan Lake fire department and the Malahat fire department. BC Wildfire Service also responded, and those two fire departments are assisting.
Thetis Island Vol. Fire Dept.
