The sunrise this morning, Dec. 24, in the Kamloops area.
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December 24, 2020 - 11:00 AM
Social media feeds in the Thompson-Okanagan are full of photos of the beautiful sunrise this Christmas Eve morning, Dec. 24.
Environment Canada meteorologist Doug Lundquist said in a previous interview with iNFOnews the sky colours during those morning and evening periods of the day “can be incredible."
And it is largely due to the region's mountainous terrain.
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“It’s partly because we get cloud coming in bands into the Interior. The mountains get in the way and break the cloud up. It’s kind of like shrapnel,” Lundquist said.
When a weather system hits the coast, it remains intact, but by the time it gets to us, it’s been torn apart by the mountains in between.
The sunrise in Knutsford this morning, Dec. 24.
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The sunrise in Penticton this morning, Dec. 24.
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The Sun Peaks sunrise, Dec. 24.
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The sunrise in Kamloops, Dec. 24.
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The Kamloops sunrise, Dec. 24.
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