FPCN13 CWVR 211849 FORECASTS FOR THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. PST THURSDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2024 FOR TODAY AND FRIDAY. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 4:00 P.M. PST. --------------------------------------------------------------------- MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS: OKANAGAN AND KAMLOOPS LAKES: 340 METRES. COQUIHALLA - HOPE TO MERRITT: 1230 METRES. COQUIHALLA - MERRITT TO KAMLOOPS: 1440 METRES. CONNECTOR - PENNASK SUMMIT: 1728 METRES. ALLISON PASS: 1340 METRES. --------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH OKANAGAN - INCLUDING VERNON SHUSWAP. TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. HIGH PLUS 3. TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 1. FRIDAY..SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN LATE IN THE MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 CM EXCEPT 5 CM OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1000 METRES NEAR NOON. HIGH PLUS 3. CENTRAL OKANAGAN - INCLUDING KELOWNA. TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS NEAR NOON. SNOW LEVEL 600 METRES. HIGH PLUS 5. TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR WET FLURRIES THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. A FEW WET FLURRIES OR PERIODS OF RAIN BEGINNING OVERNIGHT. LOW PLUS 2. FRIDAY..A FEW WET FLURRIES OR PERIODS OF RAIN CHANGING TO RAIN IN THE MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 4 CM OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1500 METRES IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 4. SOUTH OKANAGAN - INCLUDING PENTICTON. TODAY..CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS NEAR NOON. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 700 METRES RISING TO 1000 METRES THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. TONIGHT..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING LATE THIS EVENING THEN CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL 1000 METRES LOWERING TO 600 METRES THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 4. FRIDAY..RAIN. SNOW LEVEL 600 METRES RISING TO 1500 METRES IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 5. SIMILKAMEEN. TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON WITH 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR ZERO. TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 2. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 4. FRIDAY..SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW LATE IN THE MORNING. HIGH PLUS 2. FRASER CANYON - NORTH INCLUDING LILLOOET. TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS NEAR NOON. CLEARING THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PLUS 2. TONIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT. AMOUNT 2 CM. LOW PLUS 1. FRIDAY..SNOW ENDING NEAR NOON THEN CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 500 METRES NEAR NOON. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT NEAR NOON. HIGH PLUS 5. FRASER CANYON - SOUTH INCLUDING LYTTON. TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN NEAR NOON. HIGH PLUS 4. TONIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. FLURRIES AND RAIN BEGINNING THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 1. FRIDAY..SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN IN THE MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 600 METRES NEAR NOON. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT NEAR NOON. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 2. NICOLA. TODAY..CLOUDY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 2. TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW BEGINNING BEFORE MORNING. LOW MINUS 1. FRIDAY..PERIODS OF SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN AND ENDING NEAR NOON THEN CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1000 METRES NEAR NOON. HIGH PLUS 3. SOUTH THOMPSON. TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN NEAR NOON. HIGH PLUS 4. TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. PERIODS OF SNOW BEGINNING BEFORE MORNING. WIND BECOMING EAST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 NEAR MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR ZERO. FRIDAY..PERIODS OF SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN AT TIMES MIXED WITH WET SNOW IN THE MORNING AND ENDING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON THEN CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN OR LIGHT WET SNOW. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND EAST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 1. MANNING - SKAGIT VALLEY. TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 1000 METRES. HIGH PLUS 5. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. PERIODS OF WET SNOW BEGINNING OVERNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL 1000 METRES LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM OVERNIGHT. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW ZERO. FRIDAY..PERIODS OF WET SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN CHANGING TO RAIN IN THE MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 4 CM OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1500 METRES IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT NEAR NOON. HIGH 6. END