Rain is starting to fall in downtown Kelowna. According to the weather forecast we can expect showers tonight and more on Sunday.  The rain is a welcome relief, but will there be enough to make a difference?

This has been an exceptionally dry season. 

Kelowna's drought started on June 29th, 2017 and if no rain falls by midnight on Friday, it will be tied for the longest recorded stretch – 44 days without rain. 

The longest recorded period without rain in Kelowna happened in 2003, the year of the Okanagan Mountain Fire.

Between June 23rd and August 5th of 2003, the valley was completely dry.

This year's drought started on June 29th and if by Sunday, August 13th at 12 a.m., the valley has still seen no rain, it will have been a record-breaking year. 

Whether this year breaks a record or not, right now we just need rain. 

The forecast for the next 36 hours is below.  

We have had reports of quick downpours in Coldstream today as well.