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Special Weather Statement for Kootenay Pass
Environment Canada has today issued a Special Weather Statement warning of snowfall for Highway 3 – Paulson Summit to .
Snow is possible, with highly variable total accumulations from two to 10 cm in high elevation highway passes, particularly the Okanagan Connector (Merritt to Kelowna) and Kootenay Pass beginning this afternoon and possibly extending into Thanksgiving Monday.
“A cold front moving through the interior of British Columbia will begin to drop temperatures this afternoon. Rapid cooling over the Interior combined with moisture from an upper lower moving through Washington is likely to give snow over the high elevation highway passes,” Environment Canada explained.
Snow may rapidly accumulate on roads and visibilities may be greatly reduced leading to difficult travel conditions. Please continue to monitor for rapidly changing weather conditions.
Weather in the mountains can change suddenly resulting in hazardous driving conditions.
Road conditions are available at drivebc.ca.
Lead image: The most recent DriveBC image of Kootenay Pass. DriveBC photo
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