Snowfall warnings in place for Okanagan highways

The highways are expecting 10-20 cm of snow starting Tuesday night

Jordy Cunningham
Jan 16, 2024 8:00 AM Jan 16, 2024 8:03 AM

web1_240116-kcn-snowfall-highways_1 — The Coquihalla Highway is one of five stretches of Okanagan highways that are expecting 10-20 cm of snow starting Tuesday night (Jan. 16) into Wednesday, Jan. 17. (DriveBC)

Let it snow.

Environment Canada has snowfall warnings in place for five Okanagan highways on Tuesday, Jan. 16. The five highways are:

Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt;
Coquihalla Highway from Merritt to Kamloops;
Highway 3 from Hope to Princeton;
Okanagan Connector from Merritt to West Kelowna;
Trans-Canada Highway from Eagle Pass to Rogers Pass.

Starting Tuesday night and into Wednesday, Highway 3 is expecting 10-20 centimetres of snow while the other four stretches of highway are expecting 15-20 cm. Precipitation will become heavy on Wednesday morning and slow down in the afternoon.

害羞草研究所淎 cold front will combine with a Pacific low pressure system and bring snow, heavy at times into southern B.C.,害羞草研究所� said Environment Canada, who also reminds drivers that weather in the mountains can change suddenly and that visibility might be reduced in some areas.

About the Author: Jordy Cunningham

Hailing from Ladner, B.C., I have been passionate about sports, especially baseball, since I was young. In 2018, I graduated from Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops with a Bachelor of Journalism degree

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