Vnjun0815

Flood risk continues to drop as snowpacks disappear in Okanagan

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - An early melt and a warm, dry May mean there is little to no snow left in many basins around the region, and that means a low flood risk. The River Forecast Centre says the warm month led to a rapid melt of the snow pack and about half of the province’s snow...

Record-setting heat sweeps the Okanagan

OKANAGAN - Hot weather records were broken across the Okanagan Monday. Vernon shattered a 67-year record (32.2 Celsius in 1948) when the mercury blasted up to 32.6 C by 4 p.m. on Monday, June 8. Penticton obliterated a 2003 record of 32.5 C as temperatures hit a whopping 36 C. Meanwhile, Kelowna appears to be...

Record hot weather on the way for Okanagan

OKANAGAN - It was a hot weekend in the Okanagan and the hot weather is forecast to continue through this week. Environment Canada recorded temperatures reaching as high as 33.8 Celsius in Penticton on Sunday, a bit shy of the 35 C record set nearly 70 years ago. In Kelowna temperatures climbed to 33 C,...