B.C.'s chief fire information officer, Kevin Skrepnek, said that while the lightning forecast keeps getting pushed back, Monday is a possibility, which would pose a real threat to the Southern Interior.

Skrepnek said lightning could hit the Southern Interior sometime next week between Monday and Wednesday.

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He added that with the current 36-day period of drought, the threat of lightning could cause serious damage as well as ignite several new fires in the area.

Meteorologist with Environment Canada, Alyssa Charbonneau, said the lightning predictions are too spotty to nail down just yet.

According to Charbonneau, the high ridge pressure system over Kelowna is "preventing anything from bubbling up."

However, she believes the pressure system could weaken over the weekend.

Charbonneau acknowledged the imagery is showing possible lightning by Monday afternoon, bringing a slim risk, but it's still too soon to tell.

Photo Credit: KelownaNowWhat the valley looks like when the sun shines through.

She did acknowledge however, that Kelowna's current dry spell is ranked third for the most consecutive days without any measurable precipitation recorded in Kelowna.

While somewhere in the Okanagan, a few drops might have been felt by someone, this list refers to having no measurable precipitation.

Photo Credit: KelownaNowA reminder of Kelowna when the sun shines through.

The longest period without measurable precipitation was 44 days in 2003, from June 23rd to August 5th.

The second longest period without measurable precipitation in Kelowna was 40 days in 1999, from September 2nd to October 11th.

In third place for the longest period without measurable precipitation in Kelowna is the current 36-day stretch, running from June 29th, 2017 to August 4th, 2017- and counting.

Whether or not the lightning strikes on Monday, Skrepnek aims to simply prepare residents for what could be a week of increased wildfire activity.

He along with his colleague, Chris Duffy, encouraged residents to remain vigilant. Stay out of the way of firefighting efforts and avoid any activities that may increase the risk of wildfires.