799
WOCN18 CWVR 152320
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
FOR THE B.C. TRAVELLERS ROUTES
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:20 P.M. PDT FRIDAY 15 MAY 2026.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:
HIGHWAY 3 - PAULSON SUMMIT TO KOOTENAY PASS.
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==DISCUSSION==
SNOW EXPECTED OVER HIGHWAY PASSES.
WHERE: KOOTENAY PASS.
WHEN: THIS EVENING INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
WHAT: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 10 CM WITH LOW VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.
REMARKS: A COLD TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE INTERIOR TONIGHT RESULTING
IN SNOW LEVELS DROPPING TO NEAR 1500 METRES. RAIN SHOWERS NEAR
KOOTENAY PASS WILL CHANGE TO PERIODS OF SNOW THIS EVENING, AND WILL
PERSIST THOUGH SATURDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 10 CM ARE
POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS TO A FEW FLURRIES BY SATURDAY
EVENING.
WEATHER IN THE MOUNTAINS CAN CHANGE SUDDENLY RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS.
ROAD CONDITIONS ARE AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://WWW.DRIVEBC.CA/.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
BCSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)BCSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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