Environment Canada says the warmer-than-normal start to October in the Okanagan will stick around for at least one more weekend.
September ended as a record-setting one in the region, with Kelowna experiencing its second-driest month since 1969 and Penticton and Vernon reaching sa国际传媒淎ugust-likesa国际传媒� daytime highs.
Itsa国际传媒檚 been more of the same in Octobersa国际传媒檚 first week and meteorologists say Thanksgiving in the Okanagan this year may feel a little different, as a result.
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Charbonneau warns, though, that B.C.sa国际传媒檚 Interior current dry spell could end sooner rather than later. Since Sept. 1, Kelowna has recorded just two millimetres of precipitation, with both Penticton and Vernon also falling well short of seasonal averages.
The federal weather department says parts of the Okanagan may get showers late Monday afternoon and into the evening, after whatsa国际传媒檚 expected to be a sunny and dry holiday weekend.
sa国际传媒淭here might be some northerly, gusty winds that day as well,sa国际传媒� Charbonneau added. sa国际传媒淎nd after that, temperatures seem to be cooling down a little bit, but certainly this Saturday and Sunday are going to be unlike a typical Thanksgiving.sa国际传媒�
Temperatures from Osoyoos to Vernon will range from 22 C to 25 C through the weekend, with an increase in cloudiness expected region-wide starting Monday.
Kelownasa国际传媒檚 lack of fall rain, meanwhile, remains a story into October. The city stays stuck on zero millimetres of monthly precipitation. On average, the Okanagansa国际传媒檚 largest city records just over 29 millimetres of precipitation for the month.
The early-season oddities arensa国际传媒檛 unique to the Interior, though. Environment Canada reported 11 daily heat records across the province Wednesday, Oct. 5, with the Pemberton areasa国际传媒檚 26.9 C leading the way.
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