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Up to 5 centimetres of snow tonight

South Okanagan woke up to -7 degrees Celsius on Monday
Monique Tamminga
Monique Tamminga
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If you woke up this Monday morning and thought it seemed extra cold, you are right. At 7:30 a.m., the temperature at the Penticton Airport was a balmy minus 7 degrees Celsius.

Environment Canada is predicting a 60 per cent chance of flurries late this afternoon. We are expected to get up to five centimetres of snow tonight. The high for today is plus 3 C. But the wind chill is minus 5.

READ MORE: Winter has come to the South Okanagan

Winter is here for this week. Tuesday morning will have periods of snow ending late in the morning. Periodic snow is predicted for all week. Remembrance Day will be chilly with temperatures hovering around zero. But snow isn’t expected for that day.

Penticton woke up to -7 C with snow in the forecast.


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Monique Tamminga

About the Author: Monique Tamminga

Monique brings 20 years of award-winning journalism experience to the role of editor at the Penticton Western News. Of those years, 17 were spent working as a senior reporter and acting editor with the Langley Advance Times.
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