Last weekend of summer brings ray of sunshine to Kamloops, Okanagan

A damp day today, Aug. 31, is expected to give way to some sunshine by Friday and a mix of sun and showers on the upcoming Labour Day weekend in Kamloops and the Okanagan.

Intermittent wildfire smoke is in the forecast for Kamloops especially early this morning and Friday afternoon.

The Air Quality Health Index shows low health risk throughout the region this morning but it’s forecast to climb to moderate by Friday.

Rainfall in the 5-10 mm range is expected to end near noon in Kamloops with west winds up to 30 km/h this afternoon and a high temperature of 21 Celsius.

Friday and Saturday are forecast by Environment Canada to be sunny with highs of 27-28 C but there is a 70% chance of rain on Sunday with a high of 24 C.

Monday, the last day off before the return to school, could have a mix of sun and cloud but highs into next week are forecast to be only in the 22-23 C range.

Showers in the Okanagan are expected to end near noon but there could be local smoke with highs of only 19 C in Vernon and Kelowna, 21 C in Penticton.

As with Kamloops, Friday and Saturday are forecast to be sunny with highs reaching 28 C on Saturday. Clouds are forecast to move in on Sunday and into next week, with the high temperature dropping to 19 C on Monday.

Less than half a millimetre of rain was recorded in Vernon and Kamloops yesterday but Penticton received 3.5 mm and Osoyoos broke a daily record with 13.5 mm The previous wettest Aug. 30 in Osoyoos was 12.4 mm in 1999.

No rain was recorded in Kamloops yesterday.

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