Temperatures to reach double digits in Kamloops and the Okanagan

High temperatures of 10-12 Celsius are forecast for Kamloops and the South Okanagan today, Jan. 29, through Thursday.

The North and Central Okanagan will see highs in the 8-9 C range, according to Environment Canada’s online forecast.

Normal daytime high temperatures for this time of year are around the freezing mark.

Overnight lows, normally in the -6 C to -7 C range, will be 5-8 C early in the week.

Along with the warm weather will come some rain.

Kamloops has a 30-40% chance of showers early in the week, rising to 60% on Thursday.

Tuesday is forecast to be the wettest day in the Okanagan with a 60% chance of showers but showers are expected throughout the week.

The forecast is for some cooling into the weekend but still above seasonal normals.


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Rob Munro

Rob Munro has a long history in journalism after starting an underground newspaper in Whitehorse called the Yukon Howl in 1980. He spent five years at the 100 Mile Free Press, starting in the darkroom, moving on to sports and news reporting before becoming the advertising manager. He came to Kelowna in 1989 as a reporter for the Kelowna Daily Courier, and spent the 1990s mostly covering city hall. For most of the past 20 years he worked full time for the union representing newspaper workers throughout B.C. He’s returned to his true love of being a reporter with a special focus on civic politics