While the snow levels are worrisome, the most important weather factor for flooding is how fast it melts.
The La Nina forecast is for a cool spring, which hopefully will bring the snow down slowly and later in the season.
The ground is already very saturated, so we expect most of the snow-water will run off when the temperatures rise.
Early forecasts for the summer are for more hot-dry conditions.
Okanagan Lake Levels – March 27, 2018.
The province is trying to bring down and hold down lake levels, anticipating the greater-than-normal snow pack.
