Update #5 – December 2016 – Okanagan Basin Water Board

National Weather Service (US) predicts below normal temperatures and above normal precipitation.
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/long_range/seasonal.php?lead=3

Drought Updates

Okanagan Drought Bulletin – June 11, 2019

OKANAGAN MOVED TO DROUGHT LEVEL 2 AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE Based on snowpack conditions, timing of snowmelt, and forecasted summer conditions, the B.C. Government has elevated ... Read more

Weather Report – June 2019

It’s shaping up to be a dry year, as predicted. As of May 30, 2019, B.C.’s drought map indicates Drought Level 2 for the Okanagan. ... Read more

Weather Report – May 2019

It’s shaping up to be a dry spring, as predicted. Overall, the snow pillow is behind where we started in 2015, the last big drought ... Read more

Weather Report – April 2019

Most of us in B.C. have enjoyed the recent temperature anomaly in southern B.C. (not sure about the orchardists). Agencies are predicting an early, dry ... Read more

Weather Report – February 2019

Most agencies are predicting an early, dry spring for B.C., including this recent report from the Weather Network (see this link). Our snow packs are ... Read more

What's New:

Okanagan Drought Bulletin – June 11, 2019

OKANAGAN MOVED TO DROUGHT LEVEL 2 AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE Based on snowpack conditions, timing of snowmelt, and forecasted summer conditions, the B.C. Government has elevated ... Read more

Board Report – June

The Okanagan Basin Water Board’s monthly Board Report provides highlights from this week’s Board of Directors meeting. The monthly report provides up-to-date information about the ... Read more

Weather Report – June 2019

It’s shaping up to be a dry year, as predicted. As of May 30, 2019, B.C.’s drought map indicates Drought Level 2 for the Okanagan. ... Read more

Okanagan mayors & students join forces to encourage water conservation

Kelowna, B.C. – With the forecast for another hot, dry Okanagan summer, students from École Glenmore Elementary and mayors from throughout the valley joined forces ... Read more

Weather Report – May 2019

It’s shaping up to be a dry spring, as predicted. Overall, the snow pillow is behind where we started in 2015, the last big drought ... Read more

Okanagan water grants aim to conserve and improve water quality in face of climate change

Kelowna, B.C. – The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) has approved more than $318,000 in funding to 17 projects that will help conserve and protect ... Read more