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Prepare for subzero weekend in South Okanagan

Expect some snow to start falling Saturday night and into Sunday
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Expect cold weather and snow over the weekend. (Submitted photo)

You may have noticed it’s a bit chilly out, a whole -11 C with the wind to be accurate.

The normal winter weather conditions are back, with temperatures expected to stay below 0 C for the weekend.

According to Environment Canada’s forecast, you can expect those temperatures to stay that way in Penticton all through to next Friday, Jan. 29.

For Saturday, expect a high of -3 C, with a windchill making it feel like -12 C through the day.

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Through the day and into the night, clouds will be gathering, with temperatures dropping to -7 C overnight.

Sunday will be cloudy with a chance of flurries starting in the morning followed by periods of snow. The winds will pick up as well, heading south at 20 km/h and bring the highs of -2 C down to chill at -11 C.

The periods of snow will continue through the night and into Monday morning.

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Heading further south to Osoyoos, temperatures are a little warmer, with Saturday seeing -4 C and a high of -2 C, while the wind chill makes it feel like -10 C.

The snow will be coming earlier in Osoyoos, with a 40 per cent chance of flurries overnight and temperatures of -7 C and -13 C with the windchill.

Sunday sees periods of snow starting in the morning, as well as the same south 20 km/h wind bringing the high of -2 C down to -11.

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Brennan Phillips

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Brennan was raised in the Okanagan and is thankful every day that he gets to live and work in one of the most beautiful places in Canada.
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