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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
FOR THE B.C. TRAVELLERS ROUTES
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 11:26 A.M. PDT TUESDAY 9 JUNE 2026.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:
OKANAGAN CONNECTOR - MERRITT TO KELOWNA
HIGHWAY 3 - PAULSON SUMMIT TO KOOTENAY PASS.
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==DISCUSSION==
SNOW POSSIBLE OVER THE OKANAGAN CONNECTOR AND KOOTENAY PASS.
WHAT:
TRACE AMOUNTS TO 4 CM OF SNOW
WHEN:
LATE THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING
WHERE:
- PENNASK SUMMIT
- KOOTENAY PASS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
AN UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL PASS OVER SOUTHERN B.C. TONIGHT. SNOW
LEVELS ARE SET TO LOWER TO AROUND 1700 METRES THIS AFTERNOON AND
WILL LINGER UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING. KOOTENAY PASS IS MOST LIKELY TO
SEE POTENTIAL SNOW ACCUMULATION THIS EVENING, WHEREAS PENNASK SUMMIT
IS MORE LIKELY TO SEE SNOW ACCUMULATION OVERNIGHT.
VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY BE REDUCED AT TIMES. PREPARE FOR QUICKLY
CHANGING AND DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS. ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR
TRAVEL.
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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