Drought expected for the Okanagan as snowpack levels continue steep decline

The Okanagan is in for another very dry summer as the snowpack level continues to fall.

That’s according to the B.C. River Forecast Centre, which recorded the Okanagan Basin’s snowpack at 31 per cent of normal on May 1.

That figure was below the 58 per cent of normal recorded April 1, and well below the most recent provincial average of 83 per cent.

The agency noted in it’s most recent report that all-time low snow water equivalent readings were recorded at the Silver Star Mountain, Big White Mountain, Mount Kobau and Islaht Lake snow stations.