After long cool spring, heat is on the way for Kamloops, Okanagan

Temperatures are forecast to hit as high as 30 Celsius in Kamloops by next weekend, 27 C in the Okanagan.

This comes at the end of months of below normal temperatures, but very little rain.

READ MORE: March one of the driest on record in Okanagan, Kamloops

While the Environment Canada online forecast calls for a mix of sun and clouds for the next couple of days, it should be sunny all the way through next weekend after that.

The Environment Canada forecast only goes to Sunday. AccuWeather shows it clouding over and cooling next week.

Kamloops is forecast to hit 30 C on Saturday and 29 C on Sunday while the Okanagan should be 27 C on both days.

There was no precipitation recorded in Kamloops for the month of March and only 2.8 mm for April.

It was damper in the Okanagan, even though Kelowna and Vernon were listed as being in severe drought conditions as of March 31 by Agriculture Canada.

READ MORE: No panic about drought despite very low Okanagan snowpack

Kelowna had 4.5 mm of rain in March and, so far in April, 11.8 mm. with 5.6 mm recorded yesterday, April 23.

Vernon got 6.3 mm of rain yesterday and Penticton 5 mm. Kamloops only has 0.9 mm.

On the down side, the rapid increase in temperatures could lead to some rapid snow melt and potential flooding.

To contact a reporter for this story, email Rob Munro or call 250-808-0143 or email the editor. You can also submitphotos, videos or news tips to the newsroom and be entered to win a monthly prize draw.

We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above.