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By Dylana Kneeshaw

KAMLOOPS WEATHER

Light snowfall anticipated to start the week within Kamloops area

Jan 5, 2020 | 3:23 PM

KAMLOOPS — With the current weather system moving through the region, Environment Canada says Kamloops could be in for a slightly snowy start to the week.

Meteorologist Greg Walters says the rest of today’s forecast for Kamloops has some scattered showers expected, and potential flurries in the higher elevations.

“We’re looking at a little bit of wind as well,” he says, “Looking at an easterly wind, about 30-50 km/h. Shifting west, and gusting up to 60 km/h this afternoon. So it is going to be a little bit windy out there.”

So far it has been a mild winter for the amount of snowfall in the local area, but Walters says January is expected to bring more.

For tomorrow (Jan. 6), Walters says snow is likely to fall within the area, but it won’t be more than a few centimetres.

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“It might stick around a little bit more on Monday. It depends how quickly the ground cools down,” he explains, “I know it’s been milder than normal in Kamloops for the last little bit, so maybe initially it might not stick that much, but since it is beginning in the morning, the ground might be a little bit cooler from the overnight temperature.”

For those planning on driving to and from the Interior in the next 24 hours, Walters adds that the snowfall warning is still in effect for the section of the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt.