Incoming heat wave could lead to increased drought risk: River Forecast Centre
The mercury is rising in Vernon and the Okanagan, which could translate to drought conditions worsening.
The weather forecast calls for the daytime highs to reach 37° Celsius Monday, July 8, and stay in the mid- to upper-30s in the days to follow.
The Okanagan has been at Drought Level 1 (on the 0-5 classification system) for the past five weeks, but that could change with the heat rising.
“Droughts tend to be more on that slower moving end of things and really is the cumulative build-up of a lack of rain that can really drive things,” David Campbell, Head of the B.C. River Forecast Centre, told Vernon Matters.