The clouds Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, are expected to give way to sunny skies by Wednesday with temperatures reaching the 10 Celsius mark by Friday in the Okanagan.
(STEVE ARSTAD / iNFOnews.ca)
February 24, 2020 - 11:05 AM
A wet start to this week’s Okanagan weather should give way to some sunny days and above seasonal temperatures later in the week.
Environment Canada says a few morning flurries today, Feb. 24, in Kelowna should change to rain showers near noon. The showers should end later in the afternoon, followed by clearing.
There is a 60 per cent chance of flurries or rain showers in Vernon this morning and early afternoon before clearing.
Cloudy skies with a 40 per cent chance of flurries or rain showers are expected in Penticton before becoming a mix of sun and cloud in the afternoon, with south winds to 20 km/h becoming light this morning.
Snow level is expected to rise to 700 metres this afternoon with a high of 3 Celsius and a low of -5 C in Vernon and Kelowna, under partly cloudy skies tonight. Penticton should see a high of 5 C and a low of -4 C tonight.
Tuesday should see a mix of sun and cloud and a high to 3 C in Vernon, 4 C in Kelowna and 6 C in Penticton, with a wind chill to -9 C in the morning. Cloudy periods and a low of -2 C is forecast for Tuesday night.
The sun returns Wednesday with a high of 9, followed by cloudy periods and a low of -1 C Wednesday night.
More sunshine is forecast for Thursday with a high of 10 C and a low to -2 C.
The sun continues into Friday with a high of 10 C and a low down to 0 C.
The weekend looks like it will be mostly cloudy with highs of 8 C both Saturday and Sunday.
Normal temperatures this time of year in the Okanagan are highs of 4 C and lows of -4 C.
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