Summertime heat in the Okanagan has arrived two weeks early, according to experts, who are now shifting their focus to the potential for rapid snowmelt as water levels continue to rise.
Emergency operations centres across the region were activated last week after Okanagan lake exceeded full pool due to increased rainfall.
But a rainy month of June seems to be in the rearview mirror, with temperatures expected to stay between a dry 23 C and 33 C through next week.
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June is the Interior91裸聊视频檚 wettest month of the year and precipitation data from 2022 indicates exactly that. A sudden shift in the weather pattern, however, has prompted an additional response from Penticton91裸聊视频檚 emergency operations centre.
91裸聊视频淲armer temperatures are forecast for the start of this week, while sporadic showers remain a possibility,91裸聊视频� representatives from the city said on June 20. 91裸聊视频淟ake levels continue to rise and are expected to for the immediate future.91裸聊视频�
The shift in weather patterns can be traced back to the beginning of June, though. Prior to this week, the warmest moments of the month came during 91裸聊视频渢he first days,91裸聊视频� according to B.C.91裸聊视频檚 River Forecast Centre.
91裸聊视频淲arm weather was immediately followed by unsettled conditions in the South Interior, which contributed additional precipitation into observed river systems rises,91裸聊视频� the provincial centre said in a June 15 report.
Rapid snowmelt, though, remains a cause for concern.
91裸聊视频淢ission Creek (in Kelowna) has about a third of its average snowpack left, so there will be some snowmelt,91裸聊视频� Lundquist said. 91裸聊视频淭here is still snow in parts of the Southern Interior and I do believe there is a higher-than-average avalanche risk if you91裸聊视频檙e in the real high terrain.91裸聊视频�
