20-degree days make a brief return to dry southern B.C.
Get the shorts back out, southern B.C.! The long weekend is forecast to end on summer-like note.
It may be spring in Canada, but British Columbia will be feeling a bit more like summer for the next couple of days as temperatures return to the 20-degree mark.
A ridge of high pressure will briefly inch toward the Canada-United States border on Sunday, lifting warm air with it and sending temperatures to above-seasonal levels. The South Coast is forecast to be 5-8 degrees above seasonal, with Monday being the warmest day of the week.
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The Interior valleys will also have another chance to see the thermometer reach 20°C on both Sunday and Monday with the mild weather.
Cities such as Osoyoos and Kamloops have already seen their share of 20+°C weather this spring, but for many others, this could be a first for the year. In fact, the Vancouver Airport hasn't recorded a 20-degree day since Sept. 30, 2025! Unfortunately, Vancouver is likely to miss out on this chance for the first 20°C reading of the year, but temperatures in the high teens and a mix of sun and cloud will still make it a comfortable weekend to spend outdoors.
Temperatures are forecast to stay seasonal (around 13°C) for Vancouver during the first week of April.
Where are the April showers?
Over the next couple of weeks, folks may notice a pronounced lack of April showers in the forecast for B.C.'s coast. This is due to a stubborn region of high pressure across the northeast Pacific Ocean blocking any systems from reaching the West Coast.
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This will be a troublesome pattern, as this is usually a critical period to build the final snowpack before the spring melt begins, determining the year's wildfire risk, although it looks like the snowpack may have already peaked for the 2025-26 season across southwestern B.C.
Over the next week, the B.C. government should be releasing the official snowpack data for the season. Forecasters are also keeping a close eye on precipitation trends around the Interior and South Coast, where we are seeing significant snow deficits heading into wildfire season.
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