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FPCN68 CWVR 192254
FORECASTS FOR THE B.C. TRAVELLERS ROUTES ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:00 P.M. PDT THURSDAY 19 MARCH 2026 FOR TONIGHT FRIDAY AND FRIDAY
NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. PDT FRIDAY.
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MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS:
MALAHAT: 366 METRES.
WHISTLER: 658 METRES.
COQUIHALLA - HOPE TO MERRITT: 1230 METRES.
COQUIHALLA - MERRITT TO KAMLOOPS: 1440 METRES.
CONNECTOR - PENNASK SUMMIT: 1728 METRES.
ALLISON PASS: 1340 METRES.
ROGERS PASS: 1370 METRES.
KICKING HORSE PASS: 1650 METRES.
BLUEBERRY - PAULSON: 1570 METRES.
KOOTENAY PASS: 1774 METRES.
BEGBIE SUMMIT: 1237 METRES.
PINE PASS: 915 METRES.
YELLOWHEAD PASS: 1140 METRES.
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SEA TO SKY - SQUAMISH TO WHISTLER.
TONIGHT..RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY. AMOUNT 20 TO 30 MM. GUSTY WINDS.
FRIDAY..RAIN. AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM. GUSTY WINDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING
THEN PARTLY CLOUDY.
MALAHAT HIGHWAY - GOLDSTREAM TO MILL BAY.
TONIGHT..RAIN. AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM.
FRIDAY..CLOUDY WITH 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
CLEARING IN THE AFTERNOON. BECOMING WINDY IN THE MORNING.
FRIDAY NIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS.
COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY - HOPE TO MERRITT.
TONIGHT..RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY. AMOUNT 15 TO 25 MM. GUSTY WINDS.
FRIDAY..RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY. AMOUNT 30 TO 40 MM. WIND SOUTHWEST
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 INCREASING TO 50 GUSTING TO 70 LATE IN THE
MORNING.
FRIDAY NIGHT..RAIN ENDING IN THE EVENING THEN MAINLY CLOUDY WITH
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF
FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL LOWERING TO 700 METRES AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 50 KM/H GUSTING TO 70 DIMINISHING TO 20
GUSTING TO 40 NEAR MIDNIGHT.
COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY - MERRITT TO KAMLOOPS.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WINDY THIS
EVENING.
FRIDAY..CLOUDY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD LATE IN THE MORNING.
WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 INCREASING TO 50 GUSTING TO 90
NEAR NOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. INCREASING CLOUDINESS AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL AT VALLEY
BOTTOM. WIND SOUTHWEST 50 KM/H GUSTING TO 90 DIMINISHING TO 20
GUSTING TO 40 IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
OKANAGAN CONNECTOR - MERRITT TO KELOWNA.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. FOG PATCHES
DEVELOPING BEFORE MORNING. WINDY THIS EVENING.
FRIDAY..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING LATE IN THE MORNING THEN A MIX OF SUN
AND CLOUD. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. WIND SOUTHWEST
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 INCREASING TO 50 GUSTING TO 90 NEAR NOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. WIND SOUTHWEST 50 KM/H GUSTING TO 90
DIMINISHING TO 20 GUSTING TO 40 IN THE EVENING.
HIGHWAY 3 - HOPE TO PRINCETON VIA ALLISON PASS.
TONIGHT..RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY. AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM. GUSTY WINDS.
FRIDAY..RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY. AMOUNT 15 TO 25 MM. BECOMING WINDY LATE
IN THE MORNING.
FRIDAY NIGHT..SHOWERS ENDING IN THE EVENING THEN MAINLY CLOUDY. FOG
PATCHES DEVELOPING BEFORE MORNING. WINDY IN THE EVENING.
TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY - EAGLE PASS TO ROGERS PASS.
TONIGHT..RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY BECOMING MIXED WITH WET SNOW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNT 15 TO 25 MM. GUSTY WINDS.
FRIDAY..RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY. RAIN MIXED WITH WET SNOW EARLY IN THE
MORNING. RAINFALL AMOUNT 15 TO 25 MM. BECOMING WINDY LATE IN THE
MORNING.
FRIDAY NIGHT..RAIN SHOWERS ENDING LATE IN THE EVENING THEN 30 PERCENT
CHANCE OF FLURRIES. FLURRIES BEGINNING NEAR MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL
AMOUNT 2 CM. SNOW LEVEL LOWERING TO 1000 METRES AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
SOUTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 70 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING.
HIGHWAY 3 - PAULSON SUMMIT TO KOOTENAY PASS.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM. GUSTY WINDS.
FRIDAY..RAIN. AMOUNT 20 MM. BECOMING WINDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT..RAIN ENDING IN THE EVENING THEN MAINLY CLOUDY WITH
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. CLEARING OVERNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL
LOWERING TO 1500 METRES NEAR MIDNIGHT. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING
OVERNIGHT. WINDY EARLY IN THE EVENING.
HIGHWAY 97 - CLINTON TO 100 MILE HOUSE VIA BEGBIE SUMMIT.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WINDY EARLY THIS EVENING.
FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. SHOWERS BEGINNING LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING SOUTHWEST
30 GUSTING TO 60 LATE IN THE MORNING THEN INCREASING TO 50 GUSTING
TO 70 IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT..RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO FLURRIES IN THE EVENING AND
ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN CLEARING. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 CM. FOG
PATCHES DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 50 KM/H GUSTING TO
70 BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 IN THE EVENING THEN LIGHT
NEAR MIDNIGHT.
HIGHWAY 97 - PINE PASS.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. GUSTY WINDS.
FRIDAY..SNOW. AMOUNT 5 CM.
FRIDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY IN THE
EVENING. CLEARING LATE IN THE EVENING.
YELLOWHEAD HIGHWAY - TETE JAUNE CACHE TO THE ALBERTA BORDER.
TONIGHT..RAIN BECOMING MIXED WITH PERIODS OF WET SNOW BEFORE MORNING.
SNOW LEVEL LOWERING TO 1100 METRES BEFORE MORNING. GUSTY WINDS.
FRIDAY..RAIN. RAIN OR PERIODS OF WET SNOW IN THE MORNING. RISK OF A
THUNDERSTORM LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 1100 METRES RISING TO
1500 METRES IN THE MORNING. BECOMING WINDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT..FLURRIES ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN PARTLY CLOUDY.
AMOUNT 2 CM. SNOW LEVEL 1100 METRES LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM LATE
IN THE EVENING. WINDY EARLY IN THE EVENING.
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