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Snowfall warning issued for Coquihalla Highway

Weather and road conditions at the summit of the Coquihalla Highway on Friday morning, Feb. 10, 2023. DriveBC

A snowfall warning has been issued for the Coquihalla Highway.

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Environment Canada says periods of heavy snow will blanket the highway until Friday afternoon, with 15-25 cm expected between Hope and Merritt.

The national weather agency says the snow, courtesy of a cold front moving through the Southern Interior, will ease to flurries in the afternoon.

At 10 a.m., conditions at the Coquihalla Summit featured a temperature of -2 C, along with no new snow in the past hour, but 12 cm in the previous 12 hours.

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The summit has an elevation of 1,230 metres and had 145 cm of snow on the ground so far.

For the latest highway conditions throughout the province, visit DriveBC.

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