The north, central and south Okanagan may see a thunderstorm this evening.
Winds are forecast to gust between 20 and 40 km/hr and there is a 30 per cent chance of showers for the region.
Tuesday morning will be sunny with widespread smoke across the Okanagan, but by the afternoon there is a 40 per cent chance of showers and another risk of a thunderstorm later in the day. Winds are also expected to gust up to 40 km/hr across the region, which will increase fire behaviour for the many blazes burning in the Interior causing more challenges for BC Wildfire crews.
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Temperatures will sit around 32 C.
There is also a risk of a thunderstorm for the Shuswap region overnight, but by Tuesday morning the forecast is anticipated to be sunny and 30 C.
The Revelstoke region can expect a risk of a thunderstorm overnight turning to a mix of sun and cloud by the morning. However, Environment Canada is forecast a 30 per cent of showers for the afternoon with a risk of a thunderstorm. The high will be 26 C.
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