Heat advisory issued for the Southern Interior

The Ministry of Environment has issued a heat advisory for the Thompson and Okanagan regions and beyond.

“A strengthening ridge of high pressure over the southern interior will boost daytime high temperatures into the mid to high 30s Celsius with overnight lows in the mid to high teens later this week,” a ministry news release states. “The time frame with the hottest weather will be from Wednesday to Saturday.”

The advisory may become a warning later this week and covers the area stretching from the Fraser Canyon east to the southern Kootenays and into the North Thompson.

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“Watch for the effects of heat illness: swelling, rash, cramps. fainting, heat exhaustion, heat stroke and the worsening of some health conditions,” the release states. “Drink plenty of water even before you feel thirsty and stay in a cool place.”

Young children, pregnant women, older adults, people with chronic illnesses and people working or exercising outdoors are at greatest risk.

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Rob Munro

Rob Munro has a long history in journalism after starting an underground newspaper in Whitehorse called the Yukon Howl in 1980. He spent five years at the 100 Mile Free Press, starting in the darkroom, moving on to sports and news reporting before becoming the advertising manager. He came to Kelowna in 1989 as a reporter for the Kelowna Daily Courier, and spent the 1990s mostly covering city hall. For most of the past 20 years he worked full time for the union representing newspaper workers throughout B.C. He’s returned to his true love of being a reporter with a special focus on civic politics