Record-breaking heat is possible by the time the weekend rolls around.
The daytime high is expected to reach 29 C on Saturday and then 30 on Sunday and Monday, according to an Environment Canada five-day forecast issued Tuesday.
"If that persists, we're looking at daily records for those days," said Environment Canada meteorologist Andre Besson.
The record for June 27 is 28.5 C, set in 1992, and for June 28 it's 28.3 C, set in 1950.
Besson said the heat is courtesy of an upper ridge of high pressure that will build from the south and will move northward.
It's expected to deliver temperatures in the 40 C range in the province's lower latitudes.
It should make for great swimming in local lakes but Besson urged people to make sure they're well hydrated.
He also noted there is a chance of showers on today and Thursday and with that could come lightning. With the heat to follow, that could add up to a recipe for forest fires.
Jillian Kelsh, the information officer for the Wildfire Management Branch's Prince George Fire Centre, said there is currently no plan for a fire ban on the weekend but urged campers to be careful.
That includes making sure their campfires are truly out before leaving a spot and not lighting them in the first place if it's windy.
Kelsh said patrol flights will be taken to keep an eye out for any "holdover" fires sparked by lightning and staying alive in the hot, dry conditions to follow.
"Normally, in the heat of the day, once the fire has kind of had a chance to start burning, that's normally when we can find them," Kelsh said.
