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Weekend sun and heat in Kamloops forecast
KAMLOOPS – Lots of sun and lots of heat are set to return to Kamloops…
Weekend could kick off with new temperature records across the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – If sitting back and enjoying a cold drink on the patio is your…
Heat returning to the Okanagan by end of week
OKANAGAN – The heat will return to the Southern Interior later this week, after a…
Heat returning to Kamloops by end of week
KAMLOOPS – The heat will return to the Southern Interior later this week, after a…
Stop dreaming and start planning; B.C. camping reservations are about to open
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – If you’re dreaming of summer sun, beaches and sitting around a campfire, you’re…
Rainy and cloudy weekend in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - It may be the last weekend of summer but don't get your hopes up about celebrating in style — this weekend is set to be filled with rain. Environment Canada is calling for temperatures to be near seasonal normals of 21 Celsius today, Sept. 18, through Sunday before temperatures drop to 16 C...
Wet weekend ahead for the Okanagan
OKANAGAN - If you were hoping for one last good hurrah before the end of summer, you may have waited too long — the final weekend of summer is set to be filled with rain. Environment Canada is calling for temperatures to be near seasonal normals of 19 Celsius today, Sept. 18, and Saturday before...
Near-record heat this weekend in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN - After a week of near-normal high temperatures the mercury is expected to again hit the 30 Celsius mark throughout the region this weekend. Environment Canada is calling for highs of 29 C and 30 C today, Sept. 11, and Saturday throughout the Okanagan, well above the seasonal normal high of 21 C. The...
Near-record heat this weekend in Kamloops; water parks open
KAMLOOPS - After a week of near-normal high temperatures the mercury is expected to again hit above the 30 Celsius mark throughout the region this weekend. Environment Canada is calling for highs of 32 C Friday, Sept. 11, and 30 C Saturday, well above the seasonal normal high of 22 C. The sun will accompany...
Summer likely over but long weekend forecast sunny
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – If there will be any more hot summer days this year, they will come in the last two weeks of September, but the chances are summer is over in the Thompson-Okanagan. Residents from Kamloops to Penticton are currently experiencing lower than average temperatures for this time of year and that probably won’t change...
Warm, sunny weekend on tap for the Okanagan
OKANAGAN - After a break from the heat we will need to again dig out the sunscreen for a hot and sunny weekend. While temperatures were in the low- to mid-20s the last two days, just below seasonal normal highs of 27 Celsius, and were accompanied by up to eight millimetres of rain, we can...
Hot start to August in the Okanagan
RAIN EXPECTED THIS WEEK OKANAGAN - It was a hot and sunny August long weekend in the Okanagan but expect things will cool off a bit during the week. Temperatures easily soared above the 30 Celsius mark every day this past weekend and while today, Aug. 4, will see the mercury hit just above seasonal...
Coolest weekend of July over, sun and heat on the way for Okanagan
OKANAGAN - The weekend was much cooler than what we’ve seen so far this summer, but we will be back above seasonal normals by mid-week. With temperatures only reaching the low- to mid-20s Friday through Sunday it was one of the coolest weekends we’ve seen in the past couple of months. Temperatures did reach the...
Coolest weekend of July over, sun and heat on the way for Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The weekend was much cooler than what we’ve seen so far this summer but we will be back above seasonal normals by mid-week. Temperatures reached 26.2 Celsius on Saturday and on Sunday the mercury hit only 20.4 C. Combined with the high of 25 C Environment Canada is calling for today, July 27,...
Sunny week ahead for Okanagan
OKANAGAN - It was a hot, sunny and stormy weekend and this week is expected to be a bit closer to normal Okanagan summer weather. Temperatures reached as high as 36 Celsius Sunday as storms rolled through the region. While there is a risk of thunderstorms again today the chance of rain forecast for the...
Sunny week ahead for Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - It was a hot, sunny and stormy weekend across the region and this week is expected to be a bit closer to normal Kamloops summer weather. The mercury hit just below 32 C on Saturday for Slide the City and then 37.2 Celsius Sunday as storms rolled through the region. Environment Canada is...
Bringing the heat in the Okanagan this weekend
OKANAGAN - Mother Nature gave us a bit of a reprieve this week, but the temperatures will be back into the 30s again this weekend. After several weeks of intense heat and then a week of near-normal temperatures, the Okanagan will again see temperatures reach the low- to mid-30s Saturday through Tuesday. Environment Canada is...
Heat is on in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - After a cooler Canada Day of only 30 Celsius, things are beginning to heat up again in Kamloops, though we are still far from record-breaking temperatures. Yesterday, July 2, temperatures reached 35 C, well below the 63-year-old record of 38.9 C and with a record of 40 C for July 3 our forecast...
Another warm week in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - After a week of more than 30 Celsius for six straight days things are set to cool down this week, but only marginally. After coming just shy of records several days last week, Kamloops will be quite a bit lower than record high temperatures this week, but still above seasonal normals for much...
Another warm week for the Okanagan
OKANAGAN - After a week filled with record and near-record temperatures, things are set to cool down in the Okanagan this week, but only slightly. With temperatures reaching the mid-30s, Kelowna, Vernon and Penticton hit records this past week and while Environment Canada is not calling for temperatures quite that hot this week, the mercury...
Early spring both good and bad for local farmers
OKANAGAN – The early heat felt across the Okanagan this year has local farmers springing into action. Producers of vegetables, fruit, hay and alfalfa crops say the warm weather came at least two weeks early this year, meaning they can plant earlier, expect higher yields and very likely harvest earlier as well. At the Kelowna...
Pop-up art gallery, food cart to add vibrancy to downtown Vernon this summer
VERNON - People stepping off Greyhound or public transit buses in downtown Vernon will have a unique shipping container art gallery and at least one food truck waiting for them this summer. Vernon city council approved a request from the Vernon Public Art Gallery to keep a network of steel shipping containers where they are,...
What you should know before spending the night at a forestry campsite
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - If you can’t bear the thought of digging out your own personal earthen toilet bowl, jump back in your 36 foot deluxe model travel trailer and turn right around — forestry camping is not for you. Those of you who didn’t spend Sunday morning frantically reserving a campsite in one of B.C.’s provincial...
New Sun Peaks sport is like riding go-carts down a mountain
SUN PEAKS - There's a new sport coming to Sun Peaks — the first of it's kind in North America — and the resort will have it ready for adventures who want to extend their descents down the mountain into summer. A Mountain Cross Cart course is under construction on Sunbeam ski run, paralleling the...