Fraser Canyon/Coquihalla/Fraser Valley – Welcome to the wacky weather of May. Environment Canada has issues weather statements for the Fraser Canyon (Winds) and Coquihalla (Possible Snow).
Statements
6:13 PM PDT Saturday 02 May 2020
Special weather statement in effect for:
- Coquihalla Highway – Hope to Merritt
- Highway 3 – Hope to Princeton via Allison Pass
Flurries are expected over high elevation highway routes of the southern BC interior tonight.
A vigorous cold front will cross the southern interior of BC tonight. Rain will begin this evening, but as cold air moves in behind the front snow levels will drop rapidly. As this happens rain will change to flurries over higher elevations.
5 to 10 cm of snow is possible over higher elevations of the Coquihalla Highway – Hope to Merritt and Rogers Pass.
The Okanagan Connector – Pennask Summit, Highway 3 – Allison Pass, and Highway 3 – Paulson Summit to Kootenay Pass will likely see 2 to 5 cm.
Strong, gusty winds are also possible with the passage of the front.
Weather in the mountains can change suddenly resulting in hazardous driving conditions.
