What you need to know about B.C. wildfires on Aug. 6

The latest on the wildfires:

The B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) is watching the weather closely as evacuation orders remain in place for parts of the province most affected by wildfires.

Hot and dry conditions over the last week prompted evacuation orders for numerous communities in south-central B.C.

Those orders remain in place for the Downton Lake wildfire northwest of Whistler, the Lower East Adams Lake fire northeast of Kamloops, and the Stein Mountain wildfire north of Lytton.

However, the BCWS says cooler conditions are likely to settle over the province for a few days starting Monday, which may help to cool fire behaviour.

“We’re going to see a really strong trough sweep across the province,

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