Record-breaking spring heat won’t last much longer in the Okanagan or Kamloops

Numerous heat records were broken in the Okanagan on the weekend and the warmth is expected to continue today, March 18 and Tuesday under sunny skies.

But, clouds and showers are expected to move in by Tuesday night and high temperatures should drop by 10 Celsius or more by the end of the week, according to the Environment Canada online forecast.

Kelowna, Vernon and Merritt broke records on both weekend days.

Kelowna reached 18.9 C on Sunday, breaking its 1914 record of 16.1 C. The Saturday high of 17 C just broke the 16.7 C high of 1940.

Vernon reached 19.3 C on Sunday, breaking its 18.3 C record set in 1914. It was 17.6 C on Saturday, breaking the 16.1 C set in 1915.

New records were set in Merritt both days as well. It reached 23.2 C on Sunday and 20 C on Saturday.

New records were set on Sunday in Summerland (17.5 C) and Osoyoos (22.2 C).

Kamloops reached 18.6 C on Sunday and 18.3 C on Saturday, neither of which were records.

Today and Tuesday, Kamloops is forecast to reach 19 C before dropping to 14 C on Wednesday with a 60% chance of showers. Overnight lows will range from 6 C Wednesday morning to -2 C on Friday morning.

The normal high temperature for Kamloops today is 11.1 C with an overnight low of -0.7 C.

Kelowna and Vernon are forecast to reach 20 C today, 19 C Tuesday and 8 C by Friday with a 40% chance of showers from Wednesday through Saturday.

Penticton reached a high of 17.8 C on Sunday, which was not a record. It’s forecast to only reach 18 C today and Tuesday, also dropping to 8 C by the end of the week.

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