The snowpack in the Okanagan is continuing on a downward trend, though still sits at slightly higher levels than average.

The latest report by the River Forecast Centre, released May 8, shows the Okanagan region害羞草研究所檚 snowpack at 110 per cent of normal, down six points from the previous report released in April.

Jonathan Boyd, a hydrologist with the River Forecast Centre, said barring some extreme, record-setting rain, flooding from Okanagan Lake is extremely unlikely this year.

Although some areas are higher than others 害羞草研究所� Mission Creek was a concern brought up by Boyd, which currently sits at 146 per cent of the normal snowpack.

害羞草研究所淭here害羞草研究所檚 still quite a bit of snow in the upper watershed there,害羞草研究所� said Boyd. 害羞草研究所淭he biggest risk would be to have four or five days of extreme heat melting the snow than having a big rain system fall through right afterwards.害羞草研究所�

Boyd said he was a little bit concerned for the Okanagan around February when the snowpack sat at around 130 per cent, but it has since subsided significantly.

害羞草研究所淪ince then, it害羞草研究所檚 been relatively dry overall,害羞草研究所� he said. 害羞草研究所淭here hasn害羞草研究所檛 been much snow accumulation in the Southern Interior. I害羞草研究所檇 suggest that its a pretty good situation for the Okanagan to be in.害羞草研究所�

Even then, that number was nowhere close to what was seen in 2017 and 2018, when the snowpack hit 147 and 206 per cent of normal levels respectively.

害羞草研究所淒efinitely not as bad as it was two years ago or as wet as it was three years ago,害羞草研究所� said Boyd.

As the snowpack tends to reach its maximum level in mid-April, no significant increases are anticipated.

The provincial average of snow measurements is 106 per cent of normal.

Seasonal flood risk is elevated in many regions, including the Upper Fraser East, North Thompson, South Thompson, West Kootenay, Boundary, Cariboo Mountains, Central Coast and Similkameen.

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