Sunny and warm start to the week in Kamloops

A disturbance expected to bring some midweek rain to Kamloops is just about all that is standing in the way of an otherwise sunny and warm week.

Skies are expected to cloud over Tuesday night in anticipation of a 70 per cent chance of showers Wednesday, along with a high of 15 Celsius, but after that skies should clear and temperatures should rise to summery highs by the weekend.

It’s actually a pretty decent forecast when one considers Ontario’s this week, where The Weather Network reports a May polar vortex is expected to bring localized accumulations of snow to southern Ontario and potential record cold May highs to the province on Thursday and Friday. It’s not that great in the prairies, either, where  The Weather Network says a cold weather pattern is expected to return later this week and run through Mothers Day following rain, snow and wind in Alberta today.

In Kamloops, Environment Canada says the city should see sunny skies today, May 4, and a high of 19 C, with easterly winds at 20 km/h near noon, becoming light this evening.

Tonight’s low is expected to dip to 5 C.

Tuesday should see a mix of sun and cloud and a high of 20 C before clouds roll in, bringing a possibility of showers and a high of 15 C on Wednesday.

Thursday through Friday should be warm and sunny, with highs of 21 C and 23 C respectively, and lows of 6 C and 9 C.

The weekend looks very promising at this point, with mainly sunny skies and temperatures expected to reach 26 C for both Saturday and Sunday.

Kamloops normally sees a high of 20 C and a low of 6 C this time of year.


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Steve Arstad

I have been looking for news in the South Okanagan - SImilkameen for 20 years, having turned a part time lifelong interest into a full time profession. After five years publishing a local newsletter, several years working as a correspondent / stringer for several local newspapers and seven years as editor of a Similkameen weekly newspaper, I joined iNFOnews.ca in 2014. My goal in the news industry has always been to deliver accurate and interesting articles about local people and places. My interest in the profession is life long - from my earliest memories of grade school, I have enjoyed writing.
As an airborne geophysical surveyor I travelled extensively around the globe, conducting helicopter borne mineral surveys.
I also spent several years at an Okanagan Falls based lumber mill, producing glued-wood laminated products.
As a member of the Kaleden community, I have been involved in the Kaleden Volunteer Fire Department for 22 years, and also serve as a trustee on the Kaleden Irrigation District board.
I am currently married to my wife Judy, of 26 years. We are empty-nesters who enjoy living in Kaleden with our Welsh Terrier, Angus, and cat, Tibbs.
Our two daughters, Meagan and Hayley, reside in Richmond and Victoria, respectively.

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