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Special Weather Statement
Spring hasn’t sprung: Highway 5 from Hope to Merritt could see significant snow accumulation Thursday night
Mar 20, 2025 | 5:27 AM
MERRITT, B.C. — A taste of winter is expected to linger on the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt during the first night of spring.
A special weather statement is in effect for the stretch of Highway 5 from Thursday (March 20) night to Friday morning as Environment Canada says a significant amount of snow accumulation could occur.
The weather agency says the snow level from a Pacific frontal system will be sufficiently low to potentially create challenging driving conditions in some of the heavier bands of snow.
A similar special weather statement is in effect for Highway 3 from Hope to Princeton.
