Image Credit: Environment Canada

By James Peters

Weather Statement

Long weekend travellers could see snow over mountain passes: Environment Canada

May 15, 2024 | 3:25 PM

KAMLOOPS — Fire season may have roared to life in parts of the province — but the high elevations of the Southern Interior are still expecting May long weekend snow.

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement calling for snow on the mountain passes starting Thursday night (May 16).

The forecasting service says about 2-to-5 centimetres of snow is expected overnight Thursday, into Friday morning and possibly as late as Saturday morning.

“An upper low will bring a cool airmass to higher elevations of the BC Interior late Thursday into this long weekend,” notes the statement. “Colder air along with precipitation means the mountain passes can expect a dusting of snow overnight Thursday and possibly overnight Friday.

The highway stretches affected include the Coquihalla all the way from Hope to Kamloops, the Okanagan Connector and Highway 97 from Clinton to 100 Mile House.

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