Chance of showers today but should still be a nice weekend in the Okanagan

There are a few showers in the Okanagan forecast today, but things should clear up in time for the weekend.

Increasing clouds this morning are expected to lead to a 60 per cent chance of showers in the afternoon.

This afternoon's weather could include the risk of a thunderstorm as winds become southwest at 20 km/h, gusting to 40 in the afternoon.

Today should be considerably cooler than it has been recently, with a high of 24 Celsius and a low of 12 C expected.

There’s a 40 per cent chance of showers overnight before skies clear to a sun and cloud mix on Friday.

Friday’s high is expected to reach 22 C with a low to 11 C.

The weekend looks promising with a forecast calling for sunny skies on Saturday and Sunday, with highs of 24 C and 29 C respectively.

Overnight lows are expected to dip to 11 C on Saturday and 13 C on Sunday.

Mostly sunny conditions return Monday with a high of 29 C and a low of 15 C.

There’s a 30 per cent possibility of showers on Tuesday and Wednesday next week, with a high of 25 C expected Tuesday and 23 C on Wednesday.

Vernon, Kelowna and Penticton’s normal high and low for early August is 29 C and 13 C..

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