
Final B.C. snow survey of 2025 points to another summer of potential drought conditions
VICTORIA — The final Snow Survey and Water Supply Bulletin for 2025 indicates another summer with high drought hazards is on the horizon for B.C.
According to the latest report from the BC River Forecast Centre (BCRFC), the provincial snowpack is 13 per cent normal as of June 15, a drastic drop from 44 per cent as of June 1.
The latest readings show a snowpack lower than 38 per cent of normal as of June 15, 2024, but a marginally higher snowpack than the four per cent of normal as of June 15, 2023. The worst wildfire season on record in B.C. was in 2023.
By June 15, the BCRFC says nearly three-quarters of B.C.’s annual snowpack has melted. However, in 2025, the agency reports that nearly 90 per cent of the mountain snowpack melted mid-month. The BCRFC notes most areas of B.C. recorded their warmest temperatures of the year during the first week of June.