Above-normal temperatures are in the cards according to a long-range forecast for the summer from The Weather Network.
"That being said, we don't expect it to be as above normal as we've seen in the last couple of summers," said TWN meteorologist Dayna Vettese.
"We've had this pattern locked in place for the last couple of years where we've a lot of the warmer air coming into B.C.
"That's going to break down this summer, so we're anticipating slightly above normal temperatures but maybe not quite as drastic as we've seen in the last couple of summers."
Normal daytime highs run between 20 and 23 C in the summer.
"We should be a couple of degrees above that on average," Vettese said.
Vettese said the pattern of warm weather has come courtesy of El Nino, produced by a bout of exceptionally warm Pacific water that appears just off the equator from time to time.
It's been breaking down over the course of this past winter and spring and its counterpoint, La Nina, should start to make an impact this fall and winter.
"As we're moving through that transition pattern, we will see more changeable weather conditions rather than being stuck in one particular pattern all summer," Vittese said.
Levels of precipitation should remain typical for what's seen in June, July and August at about 150 to 170 mm over those three months, "which should help keep fire risks down."
