767
WOCN18 CWVR 160638
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
FOR THE B.C. TRAVELLERS ROUTES
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 11:38 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: PAULSON SUMMIT AND KOOTENAY PASS.
WHEN: NOW TO SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
WHAT: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 15 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. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CONTINUE OVER PAULSON SUMMIT AND KOOTENAY PASS, AND WILL PERSIST
THROUGH SATURDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 15 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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