Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for some Kamloops-area mountain highways.

It says the Coquihalla from Hope to Kamloops, the Okanagan Connector from Merritt to Kelowna, and the Trans Canada Highway from Eagle Pass to Rogers Pass could see up to 15 cm of snow this Thanksgiving weekend.

“A frontal system moving across the British Columbia Interior will give snow to most southern highway passes during the Thanksgiving long weekend,” it said, in a statement. “Precipitation from the system will start as rain on Saturday afternoon, and then as snow levels drop, it will change to snow on Saturday night or Sunday morning with snow expected to continue through Sunday evening.”

“Weather in the mountains can change suddenly resulting in hazardous driving conditions.”

Early season snow has already fallen on the Okanagan Connector and at Rogers Pass earlier this week. As is the case every year, mandatory winter tires or chain rules in the province came into effect on Oct. 1.

You can find the latest road conditions and any potential closures online at Drive BC.