This week, it might feel like the calendar is being flipped backwards.
While Sunday is warm, Monday, Aug. 11, will be hotter with a high of 28 C in downtown Vancouver and warmer temperatures inland, according to Environment Canada meteorologist Jennifer Kowal.
Areas inland are expected to crack 30 C, including parts of Vancouver not close to the river or ocean.
"Surrey and Langley will exceed 30 C," Kowal adds. "It could get as hot as 33 C in Pitt Meadows; that's where we usually see the hot spot."
Anyone spending time outside should prepare for the heat, and pets and children should not be left in cars, she adds. While it will get quite warm in Vancouver, the heat will only last a day, so no heat alerts are being issued for Vancouver.
Tuesday, Aug. 12 will see warm temperatures, but not quite as warm as Monday. Some areas in Metro Vancouver may reach 31 C, while near the shore the high temperature is forecast to peak at 25 C.
"It's starting to trend down a bit," Kowal says of midweek temperatures.
On Wednesday, Aug. 13, the trend continues as 25 C is predicted to be the high for all of Metro Vancouver, not just along the shore. A trough moving through the region may add some clouds to the sky, but won't affect Vancouver as much as other regions.
On Thursday, the cooling trend will keep on, with highs of around 22 C; Kowal notes a ridge may clear the skies a bit in the morning, but in the afternoon the weather will shift again.
"By Thursday afternoon we're going to see an increase in cloudiness," she says.
That's going to set the tone for the weekend.
"Unfortunately, Friday and Saturday are the ugly days of the week this week," she says.
Showers are expected to arrive on Friday and continue into Saturday, with highs of 21 C in Vancouver.
"A little rain this time of the year is always a good thing," she adds, and notes that the showery period should only last 12 hours.
Given the heat on Monday and showers on Saturday, Kowal notes it seems a bit like the seasons are in reverse.
"We're moving backwards from summer into spring," she says.
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