Frigid but sunny weekend ahead for Kamloops and the Okanagan

Daily high temperatures are forecast to be barely above freezing this weekend in Kamloops and the Okanagan with overnight temperatures falling as low as -7 Celsius.

Today is expected to be cloudy with a high of 4 C in Kamloops, changing to sunshine with a high of 5 C on Friday, according to the Environment Canada online forecast.

But the high is only forecast to reach 2 C on Saturday and Sunday before warming up slightly next week, also in sunshine through to Tuesday.

It’s likely to be much the same in the Okanagan with highs of 2 C through the weekend and lows dipping to -7 C on Friday and Saturday mornings.

Vernon may only get to a high of 2 C today through the weekend while the rest of the Okanagan could reach 4 C before dropping to highs of 2 C on the weekend.

Normal highs for this time of year are 8-10 C with overnight lows just above freezing.

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