Unsettled weather and winds expected across Southern Interior tomorrow

The Southern Interior could see wind, rain, and thunderstorms to start off the weekend.

Environment Canada says in a special weather statement that a cold front will develop over the Central Interior tomorrow morning, Aug. 17, and move southeast before dissipating over the Southern Interior tomorrow evening.

Most regions in the Southern Interior are expecting strong southwesterly or westerly wind gusts up to 60 kilometres per hour tomorrow afternoon ahead of the cold front.

For the Central Interior and Columbia regions, northwesterly or westerly winds are expected to gust up to 60 kilometres per hour tomorrow afternoon.

The South Thompson and Shuswap areas are expecting isolated thunderstorm tomorrow afternoon and evening, with brief showers, possible thunderstorms, and wind gusts up to 80 kilometres per hour.

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