Rain in Kamloops, Okanagan should ease for weekend as temperatures drop

Snow in the mountain passes and frost on the ground are forecast for Kamloops and the Okanagan over the next couple of days.

The Environment Canada forecast shows drier weather with some sunshine on the weekend.

There’s also expected to be smoke from wildfires throughout out the region through Friday.

While there’s a chance of showers today, Oct. 20, the rain is expected to start tomorrow morning in Kamloops and in the early to late afternoon in the Okanagan.

“As a colder airmass arrives with a Pacific weather system on Friday, periods of snow will likely give some accumulations from Friday afternoon to Saturday over the elevated highway passes,” an Environment Canada special weather statement says.

The snow is expected to start late in the morning on Friday, bringing two centimetres of snow to Alison Pass on Highway 3 and the Coquihalla Highway summit between Merritt and Kamloops.

The summit of the Coquihalla between Hope and Merritt is expected to get 3 cm of snow.

While wet snow is forecast for the Okanagan Connector the alert does not say how much is expected.

For more detailed information go to B.C. Travellers Forecast, here.

The forecast calls for highs of 13 Celsius in Kamloops today, dropping to 9 C through the weekend.

Overnight lows are expected to be at the freezing level overnight Friday and Saturday.

The normal high temperature for Kamloops at this time of year is 12 C and the low is 2 C.

There’s a chance of a few showers in Kamloops today and a 60% chance tomorrow with a mix of sun and cloud on the weekend.

In the Okanagan, the high is expected to be about 13 C today, 12 C Friday and 8 C on the weekend. The low is forecast to drop to the freezing level overnight Saturday.

Normal highs for this time of year are about 10 C with lows of 1 C.

There’s a 30% chance of showers today in Kelowna and Vernon with periods of rain Friday before clearing to a mix of sun and cloud on the weekend.

Showers aren’t expected to hit Penticton until Friday and, then, only at a 60% chance.

It’s looking like some showers will return to the region early next week.

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