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The weather outlook for the B.C. Day long weekend is a good news/bad news scenario.

First the bad news: A low-pressure system from the Gulf of Alaska is expected to bring showers.

The good news? The system isn’t expected to arrive until late Monday. 

And there is more good news: temperatures will moderate through the weekend, with mainly sunny skies, a slight possibility of showers and afternoon thunderstorms.

Temperatures are expected to reach the mid-30s in the Southern Interior this afternoon, easing back to 30 C or just under on Saturday, and 25 C on Sunday.

Increasing cloudiness and wind Saturday afternoon could bring a risk of thunderstorms. Sunday, with a mix of sun and cloud, should offer the most pleasant long weekend weather and a slight reprieve from the heat. 

Monday is mostly back to sun, with a high of 29 C in Kelowna, with clouds moving in overnight, followed by showers on Tuesday and a high of only 21 C.

– with files from NewsKamloops.com