Environment Canada is calling for another wet day in the Okanagan. (Unsplash image - Gabriele Diwald)

Environment Canada is calling for another wet day in the Okanagan. (Unsplash image - Gabriele Diwald)

Okanagan-Shuswap weather: rain expected to continue

Keep your umbrellas handy, Environment Canada is calling for a 30 per cent chance of showers throughout the weekend.

  • May. 17, 2019 12:00 a.m.

Keep your umbrellas and rain boots out for the next couple days, Environment Canada is calling for rain.

Today’s weather courtesy of Environment Canada:

Kelowna: Periods of rain ending late this afternoon then cloudy with 60 per cent chance of showers — amount: 5 to 10 mm. High 15 C.

Tonight: Cloudy with 40 per cent chance of showers this evening then partly cloudy. Low 8 C.

Vernon: Periods of rain — amount: 5 to 10 mm. High 15 C.

Tonight: Mainly cloudy with a 40 per cent chance of showers this evening and again after midnight. Low 9 C.

Penticton: A few showers ending this afternoon then cloudy with 40 per cent chance of showers. High 16 C.

Tonight: Cloudy, becoming partly cloudy this evening. Low 9 C.

Salmon Arm: Periods of rain — amount: 5 to 10 mm. High 15 C.

Tonight: Periods of rain ending this evening then mainly cloudy with 40 per cent chance of showers. Low 9 C.

Environment Canada is calling for a 30 per cent chance of showers throughout the weekend, so keep your rain gear handy just in case.

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