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Fasten your seatbelt because Friday in the Okanagan Valley, we expect a strong wind
Environment Canada issued a special weather report on the strong winds in the valley , including Penticton, Kelowna and Vernon. Environment Canada's meteorologist Lisa Erven said Thursday
strong southwesterly winds blowing up to 60 km / h are expected Friday afternoon, followed by northwesterly winds up to 60 km / h. at 70 km / h later Friday night.
"With strong, windy winds, you can get objects that are swaying, and that also poses problems for people who are going camping this weekend and for those planning to go out on the water on Friday. evening. "Erven said. "Some recommendations would be to secure loose objects (and) take extra precautions when setting up tents."
Erven also recommended that boaters pay close attention to the water tonight in because of the hazards badociated with the wind. She said:
The summit scheduled for Friday in Kelowna is 33 ° C, but the wind should bring a cold front between 8 pm and 8 pm. and 21 h, dropping the temperature to 14 C during the night.
"The effects of this cooler air mbad will persist until Saturday, which will only have a maximum of 28 C," said Erven.
Temperatures are expected to rebound back to lows in the mid-30s on Sunday and next week.
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