Cooler than normal May temperatures continue this weekend in Okanagan and Kamloops

May is following the same pattern as April in terms of being a cool month.

Normal high temperatures for today, May 12, are 21 Celsius in Kamloops and 19 C in the Okanagan.

The Environment Canada online forecast calls for highs of only 18 C in Kamloops today and about the same through the weekend.

For the Okanagan, it’s forecast to only get to 16 C today.

A more seasonal high is forecast for both regions for Monday but temperatures show a drop of a couple of degrees after that.

Overnight lows are also below normal for the next couple of days, forecast to dip to 2 C in the Okanagan on Saturday morning and 3 C in Kamloops. Both regions return to more normal lows after that.

Then there’s the rain.

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In the Okanagan, rain is expected to start overnight and continue through Friday morning, followed by generally cloudy days.

Kamloops can expect rain overnight as well but with winds gusting up to 40 km/h.

Showers are forecast for the Okanagan on Sunday while Kamloops is likely to get more rain that day.

Snow is forecast through the mountain passes with freezing levels dropping to 900 metres overnight. Accumulations could be two to four centimetres.

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