The Farmer's Almanac has been conservative but highly accurate in their 2013 forecast for the Okanagan region. The forecast from the Farmer's Almanac for 2014 in the Okanagan is an early spring to be followed by a long hot and dry summer lasting well into the month of October 2014.It is VERY IMPORTANT that you get your Winter – Early Spring fruit tree pruning done earlier in the new year than many of you did this past Spring. more... See more text