Environment Canada issued a on Sunday for the Metro Vancouver, warning of heat and poor air quality.
Temperatures which reached above 30 degrees on Saturday will rise another few degrees over the Labour Day long-weekend.
鈥淎n unseasonably strong ridge of high pressure will continue to build over British Columbia today and Monday,鈥� said Environment Canada in its statement.
Meteorologist Greg Pearce told 麻豆传媒 Vancouver, 鈥淭hese temperatures are significantly above normal for this time of year.鈥�
As wildfires continue to burn in the B.C. Interior and south of the border, air quality is also a concern in the Vancouver area.
鈥淚t鈥檚 too early to tell exactly how much smoke we鈥檙e going to get,鈥� he said. 鈥淏asically, we鈥檙e probably going to get it from both directions.鈥�
Although, Environment Canada said that with the developing wind pattern, the wildfire smoke is expected to make its way out to the coast starting Sunday night.
According to Environment Canada, the hot weather is expected to last until at least Wednesday.
This summer has been the seventh driest on record for Vancouver, which only saw about half the rainfall usually recorded between June and August.
With files from CTV鈥檚 Sarah MacDonald
