West Central might be burning like a furnace this week, but it's not quite record-breaking heat according to Environment Canada.
"Some of these records, I was looking at Kindersley and the record is sort of 34,35 degrees," shared meteorologist Crawford Luke. "I guess today (August 27) is 33, so we might come close to some of them for sure."
The average high this week has been around 31 degrees. One might think one of these days could set a record but judging by what Luke had to say about Rosetown the all-time marks for August are closer to the mid-30's, making for a tough record to touch.
"Rosetown, the old record for today is 35.6, and basically that for the next few days, so I don't think we will set records there for example."
Luke says that if anywhere was to break a record, it would likely be around Unity, Macklin, or Wilkie.
"The weather station at Scott... that one seems to have the lowest records historically. The record there is 32,33 for the next few days. So, they might have a better chance of breaking some of their old records."
Basically, the atypical heat is sticking to the north according to Luke.
"I think it's really just a long stretch of hot sunny weather, but it's maybe not record breaking this far south. Further north we will probably get into some records, but I am not sure if will extend that far south (past Kindersley) for example."
As of Wednesday, Waskesiu set a record with highs approaching 30. Over in Alberta where it's equally hot, Cold Lake, Edmonton, and more areas to the north are also experiencing "anomalous" conditions, unexpected or abnormal weather for this time of year.
Another factor with the current heat is that unlike earlier this month when it was extra humid, this time around it's a drier air system.
"It's been a lot drier. We had more humidity last week but got rid of it when that last cold front went through. It's been a much drier air mass."
That trend has also been keeping nights a little cooler, also helping avoid a heat warning.
"Part of it too is that the nights are getting longer and longer, so there is more time for the temperature to drop overnight," said Luke, as any trend towards warmer nighttime lows could trigger a heat warning. "Right now, that's kind of been the reason the forecast office hasn't gone for (the heat warning) in southern parts of the province."
While we wait for the heat to abate, Luke recommends taking extra breaks, staying hydrated, and finding shade to beat the heat.