Forecasters say to not expect much of a reprieve from snow over the next seven days or so.
Environment Canada forecaster Doug Lundquist says snow falling now in the Kamloops area will stick around through to tomorrow morning.
“There’s a couple of waves, we call them, on the frontal system that are crossing the southern Interior over the next 24 to 36 hours. It’s going to give a significant amount of snow. For example in the next 24 hours, we’re expecting perhaps 20-30 centimetres on the Hope to Merritt. Even on the Merritt to Kamloops, eight to 15.”
Lundquist says there’s a risk of freezing rain overnight tonight as well, as temperatures warm up.
A travel advisory is in effect today for the Coquihalla from Hope to Merritt, DriveBC says, because of heavy snowfall and limited visibility. Variable speed limit signs are also out of power in some sections.
Meanwhile, Lundquist says snow will turn to rain tomorrow when temperatures warm up, and says a more intense storm with arctic air will move in on Thursday and last into the weekend.
“We could have an even bigger dump of snow perhaps in the valley bottom with that one. Because the temperature will have a little bit of arctic air move into our area on Thursday. And when we have arctic air, it’s more likely that we’ll have the snow in the valley bottom. And it’s a pretty intense system, that one for Thursday night into Friday and Saturday.”
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