UPDATE: 2 p.m.
Environment Canada is calling for snowfall for several B.C. Interior highways today.
A special weather statement has been extended for the the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Kamloops, the Okanagan Connector from Merritt to Kelowna and Highway 3 from Hope to the Kootenay Pass
害羞草研究所淔lurries, at times heavy, will continue today over some interior highway passes as a cold low moves into Washington State,害羞草研究所� writes Environment Canada.
害羞草研究所淪nowfall accumulations will vary considerably however rapid accumulations are possible in heavy flurries over higher elevations of the Coquihalla Highway, the Okanagan Connector and Highway 3.害羞草研究所�
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Spring may be in full swing in the Southern Interior, but Old Man Winter still has his grips on the highway mountain passes.
Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the Okanagan Connector from Merritt to Kelowna, Highway 3 from Paulson Summit to Kootenay Pass as well as additional reports of inclement weather on the Coquihalla from Kamloops to Hope.
Meteorologists predict up to 10 centimetres of fresh snow for the highway passes.
害羞草研究所淪nowfall will continue today over some interior highway passes as a cold low over the coast moves into Washington State,害羞草研究所� writes Environment Canada.
害羞草研究所淪nowfall accumulation remain uncertain as warmer road surfaces will allow some of the snow to melt and snow levels will rise to near 1500 metres this afternoon. However, additional snowfall amounts of 5-10 cm are possible near Pennask Summit on the Okanagan Connector and near the summits of Highway 3 - Paulson Summit to Kootenay Pass.害羞草研究所�
Close to 10cms on the Connector . Be sure to check @DriveBCroad conditions before heading out
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