Possible wet snow over high elevation highway passes.
What: Snowfall accumulations of trace to 4 cm.
When: Now through this afternoon.
Where:
-Coquihalla Highway - Hope to Merritt
-Okanagan Connector - Merritt to Kelowna
-Highway 3 - Hope to Princeton via Allison Pass
-Highway 3 - Paulson Summit to Kootenay Pass
Additional information:
An upper disturbance over southern British Columbia is bringing widespread moderate to heavy showers and a possibility of wet snow over the highway summits.
Because of the convective nature of the system, snow levels may temporarily lower to 1200-1600 metres as intense bands of precipitation move through. Snowfall accumulations will be highly variable depending on elevation. Trace to 4 cm can be expected through this afternoon.
Be prepared to adjust your driving with changing road conditions.
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Weather in the mountains can change suddenly resulting in hazardous driving conditions.
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