(CHARLOTTE HELSTON / iNFOnews.ca)

January is returning to its early form with temperatures rising well above freezing in Kamloops and the Okanagan with a good chance of rain early this week.

It has been a month of dramatic changes following a green Christmas. Highs of 6-7 Celsius early in the month were followed by bitterly cold and killing temperatures towards the middle of the month then 15-20 cm of snow as it gradually warmed last week.

Kamloops is forecast by Environment Canada to have a high today, Jan. 22, of 2 C and an overnight low of 1 C with periods of light snow or rain.

Daytime highs could reach 6 C on Wednesday and Thursday although precipitation is not forecast after Tuesday and then it’s only a 30% chance.

Normal daytime highs for Kamloops at this time of year are 0 C with overnight lows of -7 C.

For the Okanagan, the high is forecast to reach 2-3 C today and 4-5 C tomorrow with periods of wet snow mixed with rain today and a 40% chance of showers tomorrow, rising to 70% on Wednesday.

No weather warnings or alerts have been issued by Environment Canada but the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt is expected to have a mix of snow and rain today and Tuesday, according to the BC Travellers Forecast.

The Okanagan Connector has a risk of freezing rain today and tonight along with up to 4 cm of snow.

The Coquihalla Highway from Merritt to Kamloops is forecast to get 2 cm of snow today, easing tonight with flurries tomorrow.

Highway 3 from Hope to Princeton could get more than 10 cm of snow through Tuesday but there is also a risk of freezing rain.

Highway 1 from Eagle Pass to Rogers Pass could get more than 10 cm of snow through tomorrow with fog patches.

Go to DriveBC to check for road conditions.

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