Snow and cold to continue this week in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS – There’s a bit of snow and more cold weather in the Kamloops forecast this week before daytime highs begin moving towards the freezing mark at the end of the week.

Environment Canada says today, Feb. 11, will see a mix of sun and cloud, a high of -10 Celsius with a wind chill of -15 C range. Up to two centimetres of snow is expected overnight with a low of -14 C and a wind chill near -21 C.

A 60 per cent chance of flurries tomorrow morning will give way to a mix of sun and cloud, a high of -8 C, and a wind chill of -20 C in the morning and -12 C in the afternoon. Overnight expect a low of -11 C with cloudy periods.

The forecast calls for a mix of sun and cloud on Wednesday with a high of -5 C. The mercury is expected to fall to -8 C overnight wth a 40 per cent chance of flurries.

The chance of more snow increases to 70 per cent on Thursday under cloudy skies. Temperatures are expected to moderate somewhat with a high of -3 C and an overnight low of -5 C.

The cloudy skies continue Friday with a high of -2 C.

Normal temperatures this time of year in Kamloops are highs of 3 C and lows of -4 C.

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