Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for Highway 3 – Paulson Summit to Kootenay Pass.

Snowfall with total amounts of 20 to 30 cm is expected.

A moist Pacific frontal system is moving through the southern interior.

With snow levels around the 1,200 metre mark, Kootenay Pass has already seen 10 to 15 cm of accumulation with a further 10 to 15 cm expected.

The snow levels will rise to be above the Kootenay Pass summit after midnight tonight at which time the snow will switch over to rain.

Travel is not recommended. Visibility may be suddenly reduced at times in heavy snow, Environment Canada warns.

There are no weather alerts for the East Kootenay.

However, between two to four centimetres of snowfall in anticipated in Kootenay National Park between this evening and tomorrow morning (Oct. 22).

Lead image: Kootenay Pass (Highway 3) earlier this afternoon. DriveBC image

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