Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for highway passes on Wednesday, September 20th.
Light snow has been observed on the Okanagan Connector, Rogers Pass and Kootenay Pass.
A head's up for high elevation travelers this morning...fresh snow at Kootenay Pass! Send us your weather reports using #BCstorm. @DriveBC pic.twitter.com/4BxkVzJtdh
— ECCC Weather BC (@ECCCWeatherBC) September 20, 2017
Snow is expected on some highway passes for today and tonight, with the most significant accumulations expected over the Kootenay Pass.
Hmm, what is this we see at Kootenay Pass? #bcstorm #slushie #sayitaintsnow pic.twitter.com/eQbDdzsN9u
— ECCC Weather BC (@ECCCWeatherBC) September 19, 2017
A cold air mass associated with an upper low has caused freezing levels to plummet this week.
Weather in the mountains can change suddenly resulting in hazardous driving conditions. Road conditions are available on the Drive BC website.
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