Only a few wildfires remain are uncontrolled after a weekend storm rolled through the Thompson-Okanagan region, bringing lightning with much-needed rainfall.

Cooler temperatures and Saturday night precipitation helped crews on the Bald Range wildfire near Summerland where the north end of the 25,000-hectare fire saw up to seven millimetres of rain.

It was a welcome dose of precipitation for much of the Okanagan after several weeks of dry conditions, but the storm brought more than 7,000 lightning strikes across the province and sparked more than a dozen new wildfires across the Kamloops Fire Centre.

Of the 21 wildfires spotted since Aug. 22, seven remain out of control, according to the BC Wildfire Service. None of them are near major highways or large communities.

Clear skies are expected today, Aug. 24, raising the temperature on some of the larger fires.

The blaze near Summerland is expected to flare up on its south and west perimeters, while two North Okanagan wildfires are now under control.

Quilpituk Creek and, more recently, Bradley Creek wildfires are not expected to flare up beyond their perimeters.

The latter, which is larger and ripped through Okanagan Indian Band land, is estimated to have burned 2,660 hectares and was brought under control on Aug. 23. Much of the First Nation’s land along Okanagan Lake remains evacuated.

Kamloops and the Okanagan are expected to be sunny and clear for much of the week.

While BC Wildfire Service has been quick to contain most lightning-caused fires since the Saturday evening storm, more could flare-up should so-called holdover fires pick up heat in the coming days.