As temperatures surge in the Kamloops area this week, the province says there shouldn’t be a risk of flooding from snow melting.

BC River Forecast Centre hydrologist Jonathan Boyd says the snowpack has been below normal this year, and he says snowmelt on its own won’t be enough for flooding.

“So we’ll see a slow and steady rise in the rivers, and they will get above normal. But we’re not anticipating anything at flood stage over the next seven to 10 days,” Boyd says.

“Since the snowpack was below normal this year, it’s not likely that snowmelt alone would put us into significant flooding.”

Environment Canada expects temperatures between 25 and 30 degrees in Kamloops through the next seven days.

Last year during this same week of May, a surge in temperatures and extremely high snowpack levels led to widespread flooding in places around B.C.