B.C. Set for First August Rain, But Dry Lightning Risk Clouds Relief

The Weather Network forecast B.C.'s first significant August rainfall for the weekend of Aug 22–23 — 10–15 mm for Vancouver, ~5 mm for Victoria and Kelowna, 5–10 mm for Kamloops — as a high-pressure system shifts east, dropping Interior temperatures more than 10°C and the Lower Mainland 5–7°C. Forecasters cautioned the rain would provide relief but remains insufficient to substantially improve fire conditions, and flagged dry lightning east of the Coastal Mountains as a fresh wildfire-risk concern; Kelowna has already logged 41 days above 30°C this year versus a typical 28.