Skip to content

Snow alert for Coquihalla, Okanagan Connector and Highway 3

Drivers can expect 2 to 4 cm of snow on mountain passes
web1_240523-kcn-snow-co_1
Highway 5 at Coquihalla Lakes, looking north, just before noon on Tuesday. (DriveBC)

Four highway alerts are in place for the Coquihalla, Allison Pass, Okanagan Connector and Kootenay Pass, due to snow in the forecast.

Environment Canada issued the alert on Tuesday morning, stating, 2 to 4 cm of snow could fall along the mountain passes starting Tuesday evening.

An upper trough of low pressure will bring a cooler airmass to the southern B.C. Interior over the next couple of days. Snow levels will drop below the passes for most high-elevation routes tonight and snowfall can be expected through Wednesday morning.

According to Environment Canada, the snow level is forecast to rise above the mountain passes on Wednesday afternoon.

Travellers should be prepared for rapidly changing weather conditions and check DriveBC before heading out on the roads.

READ MORE: Evacuated Kelowna apartment now deemed unsafe to enter