WWCN18 CWVR 101239
YELLOW WARNING - SNOWFALL
FOR THE B.C. TRAVELLERS ROUTES
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:39 A.M. PDT TUESDAY 10 MARCH 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SNOWFALL - FOR:
      COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY - HOPE TO MERRITT.

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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH

==DISCUSSION==

A LONG PERIOD OF SNOWFALL WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 20 TO 30 CM IS 
EXPECTED.

WHAT: 
- HEAVY SNOWFALL. 

WHEN: 
- TONIGHT 
- WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

WHERE: 
COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY - HOPE TO MERRITT. 

HAZARD: 
- SUDDEN REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY FLURRIES 
- RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 
AN UPPER LOW WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF CONVECTIVE FLURRIES TO THE 
HIGHWAY TONIGHT. THESE HEAVY FLURRIES WILL TAPER OFF EARLY WEDNESDAY 
MORNING. THERE WILL BE A BIT OF A BREAK BEFORE THE NEXT ROUND OF 
HEAVY FLURRIES BEGIN LATER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH 
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE OVER THE HIGHWAY. 10 
TO 15 CM IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH MORE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND 
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE CHALLENGING. VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY BE REDUCED 
AT TIMES. SNOWFALL WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE 
EXPECTED DUE TO SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS. 

WEATHER IN THE MOUNTAINS CAN CHANGE SUDDENLY RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS 
DRIVING CONDITIONS. 

THE SITE HTTPS://SHIFTINTOWINTER.CA/ REMINDS DRIVERS TO KNOW BEFORE 
YOU GO. ADJUST TO WINTER DRIVING BEHAVIOUR AND USE WINTER TIRES AND 
CHAINS. 

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

END/PSPC