News Items tag as: Thompson Okanagan weather 2021

Mild January weather continues this weekend in Okanagan, Kamloops
January 13, 2022 - 8:31 AM

Snow will continue to melt in the Kamloops and Okanagan over the weekend as even overnight lows will remain, mostly, above freezing in valley bottoms.
Heavy snowfall expected on southern Interior mountain passes
December 31, 2021 - 9:51 AM

As much as 30 centimetres of snow is forecast for the Hope-Princeton, Coquihalla and other mountain pass highways through the weekend.
'Warming' trend still leaves Okanagan, Kamloops in cold, well into January
December 30, 2021 - 8:34 AM

The extreme cold weather is slowly easing in the Kamloops and Okanagan regions but don’t put those mitts or snow shovels away just yet.
Wind chill a concern in Kamloops, Okanagan in frigid Arctic air
December 29, 2021 - 8:42 AM

Environment Canada has continued an extreme cold warning for Kamloops, the North and South Thompson, Similkameen, Nicola and Shuswap regions.
Frozen cars, batteries keeping Kamloops, Okanagan mechanics busy
December 28, 2021 - 6:00 PM

As temperatures plummet in Kamloops and the Okanagan, tow truck drivers and auto shops are busy with service calls.
Record-setting cold in South Okanagan, North Thompson
December 28, 2021 - 10:06 AM

Three South Okanagan communities broke their daily low temperature records yesterday, Dec. 27.
Extreme cold warnings issued for Kamloops, Shuswap, Similkameen
December 28, 2021 - 8:08 AM

Cold air and moderate winds will bring wind chills of -35 Celsius or colder tonight, Dec. 28, through to Wednesday morning for many areas in the region.
Lytton is 74 degrees colder today from its high earlier this year, but that’s no record
December 27, 2021 - 4:12 PM

On June 29, Lytton set an all-time Canadian heat record of 49.6 Celsius as a “heat dome” peaked after triggering record high temperatures throughout the province.
It's beginning to look a lot like a 'perfect' white Christmas in Okanagan, Kamloops
December 23, 2021 - 11:01 AM

Environment Canada defines a white Christmas as a day when there is at least two centimetres of snow on the ground.
Get ready for a white but 'bone chilling' cold Christmas in Okanagan, Kamloops
December 20, 2021 - 11:00 AM

It's the first official day of winter tomorrow and the by evening it will look very much like winter with anywhere from five to 10 centimetres of snow falling throughout the Thompson and Okanagan regions into Wednesday.
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