A forecast high-wind warning for the Tisigar fire in northern B.C., the largest in the province, didn't materialize Tuesday evening.
Instead, firefighters caught a break, and nine millimetres of rain fell on the southern half of the 10,300-hectare fire.
The fire, near Watson Lake, is 35 kilometres south of the Yukon border.
Provincial fire information officials said crews continue to patrol containment lines on the fire and extinguish hot spots. There are more than 150 firefighters and support staff working on the blaze.
Controlled burning along the fire guard has worked to strengthen the containment lines.
Smoke continues to be visible from Highway 37, and an area restriction-order remains in place.
The current weather forecast if for warm, dry temperatures this week rising into the low to mid-20 C level.
In the Prince George area, the fire season has been quiet so far.
Fires cut a wide swath through north and central B.C. last year, burning more than 300,000 hectares.
While the fire hot zone was located in the Southern Interior in 2009, in 2010 it moved farther north, fuelled by extremely dry conditions in the beetle-killed pine forests in this region.
Prince George was not threatened by wildfires last year. The closest fires were 70 kilometres to the southwest. However, the region did experience aggressive fire behaviour. The Binta Lake fire more than tripled in size in one day, advancing 17.5 kilometres overnight.
Although the spring has been cool and there is a higher than normal snow pack in many areas of the Interior, Environment Canada has forecasted a warmer and slightly drier than normal July and August.
