Sidney, BC, is kicking off the week with a blast of summer heat that will send temperatures nearly 10 degrees above normal before cooler, wetter weather returns by Friday. Environment Canada is forecasting mainly sunny skies Monday with a high of 29°C, and the humidity will make it feel more like 31. The typical late-June high for Sidney is about 20°C, so residents should prepare for an unseasonably warm stretch.
Sun-lovers will have plenty of daylight to enjoy the heat. The sun rises at 5:11 a.m. PDT on Monday and doesn’t set until 9:20 p.m., giving the area roughly 16 hours of daylight. The warm pattern is expected to hold through Wednesday before clouds start building later in the week.
With the sunshine comes a high UV index of 7 on Monday and Tuesday. Environment Canada says that at levels 6 and 7, the risk is high and people should look for shade near midday, wear protective clothing, sunglasses, and SPF 30+ sunscreen reapplied every two hours. The humidex reading of 31 also means some discomfort from the combined heat and humidity, according to the federal weather agency.
The extended outlook shows a shift by Friday, June 26, when showers are expected to return with a 60 percent chance of rain and temperatures cooling to a high near 17°C. Overnight Friday will stay cloudy with that same chance of showers. The cooldown will bring relief from the heat and return Sidney closer to its normal June pattern, which usually sees only about 29 millimetres of rain for the entire month.
While Monday’s forecast of 29°C is notably warm, it remains far from the highest temperature ever recorded in the region. The Victoria area hit a record 39.8°C on June 28, 2021, at the Gonzales Point weather station. This week’s forecast is a reminder that even coastal communities on the Saanich Peninsula can get a taste of real summer heat before the more familiar mild conditions settle back in.
