By James Peters

Forecast change means snow expected to arrive in Kamloops starting Thursday

Feb 6, 2019 | 3:40 PM

KAMLOOPS — A change in the forecast means Kamloops is in for snow — sooner than later.

Environment Canada forecaster Lisa Erven says the precipitation will begin in earnest around noon tomorrow.

“We’re going to start to see increasing cloudiness through tonight. Tomorrow we do have a small chance of flurries to begin in the morning,” said Erven. “But really, the main event gets going around noon with periods of snow beginning. That’s going to continue through Thursday night, through Friday, perhaps even through Friday night.”

“Snowfall amounts are on the fairly low side. It’s going to be fairly light, fluffy snow that falls. So [we’re expecting] a few centimetres on Thursday afternoon, another couple Thursday night, another couple Friday to add up over a while to anywhere from five to 10 centimetres.”

While there will be steady snowfall through toward the weekend, Erven says that won’t be the only concerning weather feature.

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“We’re going to get some pretty strong winds that develop starting Thursday night and continuing through Friday and Friday night,” said Erven. “So even though we’ve got light snow in the forecast, those strong winds are really going to blow the snow around and reduce visibilities for anybody out travelling.”

Travellers may have trouble with blowing snow, but Erven notes they won’t have to deal with the freeze-thaw cycle.

“We’ve got the cold air mass right to valley bottom. There shouldn’t be any precipitation-type issues — it should all come down as snow. Just to be aware that some of that snow is blowing around and will be reducing visibilities.”