Saturday storm to bring snow, gusty winds to parts of central, southern B.C. on Election Day

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“A sharp cold front moving across the B.C. Interior on Saturday will primarily generate strong gusty winds of 60 to 80 km/h,” Environment Canada said in a statement. “Snow levels will fall with the passage of this cold front and may produce some snow over high elevation highway passes.”

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“In the wake of the cold front, cold and unstable air will generate scattered showers, small hail and risk of thunderstorms across the [Cariboo] and parts of the Columbia regions.”

Snow levels in southern B.C. could lower to 1,500 metres, while over central B.C, it could lower to 1,200 metres.

Hazardous driving conditions are possible as Environment Canada cautions that weather in the mountains may change suddenly. Winter tires requirements kicked in on Oct. 1, and the latest on road conditions can be found at online at DriveBC here.

You can also find the latest weather alerts from Environment Canada here.