Cold nights ahead this week in Kamloops and the Okanagan

Skies are expected to clear by tomorrow, Feb. 13, in Kamloops and the Okanagan. While there may be sunshine, daytimes highs will be near or below the freezing levels and the clear nights could see temperatures drop to as low a -10 Celsius in Kamloops on Thursday morning, and -8 C in the Okanagan. But first, it is going to be warm today, up to 6 C in Kamloops, with a chance of flurries this morning, according to the Environment Canada online forecast. Sunshine is expected through the week with the high temperature in Kamloops expected to reach 2 C tomorrow, dropping to -3 C on Thursday before climbing above zero with clouds on the weekend. Normal high temperatures for this time of year are 4 C with overnight lows of -4 C. For Vernon and Kelowna, it could reach 5 C today with rain, mainly sunny and 3 C Tuesday then clouding over Wednesday with a 30% chance of flurries before clearing later in the week. Environment Canada and Interior Health’s special air quality statement continues for Vernon because of a high concentration of dust in the air that is expected to persist until there is precipitation, dust suppression or a change in traffic patterns. READ MORE: Road dust prompts air quality warning in Vernon http://https://infotel.ca/newsitem/road-dust-prompts-air-quality-warning-in-vernon/it103137 Levels tend to be highest around busy roads and industrial operations Penticton could reach 6 C today with rain or snow, 3 C on Tuesday with sunshine then -1 C on Wednesday with a 30% chance of flurries. To contact a reporter for this story, email Rob Munro mailto:rmunro@infonews.ca  or call 250-808-0143 or email the editor mailto:news@infonews.ca . You can also submit http://tips@infonews.ca photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom mailto:tips@infonews.ca  and be entered to win a monthly prize draw. We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above. SUBSCRIBE to our awesome newsletter here https://infotel.ca/newsletter .