After a very wet month of June, with higher-than-normal streamflows and higher-than-expected lakelevels, conditions are finally moderating. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s seasonal forecast for July … Read more
The 2022 Okanagan Water Supply Webinar provides a one-hour presentation from water experts on the annual outlook for flood and drought. Several water supply indicators … Read more
The Mission Creek and Silver Star snow pillows appear to have recovered to normal levels for this time of year. However, Brenda Mines snow pillow … Read more
Friday, April 8th, the River Forecast Centre (RFC) will release its April 1st Snow & Water Supply Bulletin, considered the benchmark report for comparison between years. … Read more
As you may have heard in the news, weather forecasters are now warning about the increasing possibility of drought conditions this spring, due to the … Read more
We are expected to have continued La Nina conditions through the spring, transitioning to neutral conditions. This cooler and wetter trend should help our lakes … Read more
We are expected to have continued La Nina conditions through the winter, bringing cooler and wetter than normal conditions, which should help our lakes “recover” … Read more
We are expected to have continued La Nina conditions through February 2022, bringing cooler and wetter than normal conditions, which should help our lakes “recover” … Read more
Environment Canada is predicting that the autumn will be warmer and wetter than normal, which hopefully will help lake levels recover. Both Okanagan and Kalamalka … Read more
This has been an exceptionally dry summer, and we haven’t yet seen statistics for how it compares with previous years. However, after following lake level … Read more
OKANAGAN MOVED TO DROUGHT LEVEL 4 Unprecedented conditions have prompted the Government of B.C. to move the Okanagan to a Level 4 drought. Water suppliers … Read more
OKANAGAN MOVED TO DROUGHT LEVEL 3 Warm and dry conditions have prompted the Government of B.C. to move the Okanagan to a Level 3 drought. … Read more
What a difference a month makes! All the current weather news is about the unprecedented hot weather in B.C., while last month we still had … Read more
The OBWB commissioned a technical team to develop guidelines for drought stage triggers on the mainstem system. The guidelines are based on lake levels, and … Read more
As of May 15th, the Okanagan has a slightly below-normal snow pack, and the weather in the next month will determine whether we experience any … Read more
