Winter Weather Alert for Highway 3 — Paulson Summit to Kootenay Pass
By Lone Sheep Publishing
Environment Canada has issued a Winter Weather Alert Friday for Highway 3 — Paulson Summit to Kootenay Pass — saying a significant snowfall is expected beginning Saturday before ending Monday morning.
“A winter storm moving across B.C. will begin to spread snow to the highways over southern B.C. beginning Saturday afternoon,” Environment Canada statement said.
“The snow will continue into Sunday and begin to ease off early Monday morning.”
Highways in BC expecting to see a significant amount of snow accumulation include:
- Highway 3 - Paulson Summit to Kootenay Pass
- Coquihalla Highway - Hope to Merritt
- Highway 3 - Hope to Princeton via Allison Pass
- Trans-Canada Highway - Eagle Pass to Rogers Pass
Environment Canada said storm has the potential of seeing snowfall accumulation of 15 to 30 cm.
Drivers should be prepared to adjust habits with changing road conditions this weekend as surfaces may become difficult to navigate due to accumulating snow.
Weather in the mountains can change suddenly resulting in hazardous driving conditions.
Road conditions are available at DriveBC.