Current Conditions - Castlegar, BC

Latest Weather News - Okanagan

• B.C. snowpack at 73% of normal, renewing drought, wildfire, electricity concerns

  The BC River Forecast Centre's latest Snow Survey and Water Supply Bulletin says the provincial snowpack was at just 73 per cent of normal for March 1.

  Environment

  Mar 12
• Gondola full of passengers falls to the ground at Kicking Horse resort

  The Golden Eagle Express at Kicking Horse Resort near Golden, B.C. has been shut down for the day after a gondola car fell to the ground and several people received minor injuries.

  Sports

  Mar 10
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• Allergy sufferers beware: B.C. to see intense pollen season

  Get your tissues and allergy medicines ready if you live in southwestern British Columbia, where an expert predicts an intense pollen season is on the way.

  Environment

  Feb 28
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• Avalanche Canada issues warning for most of B.C., Alberta mountains

  Avalanche Canada says the warning is in effect from Thursday through Monday, covering most of the provinces' forecast regions. 

  Weather

  Feb 27
• Okanagan faces dry winter with snowpack just below normal

  While the valley bottom had continuously dry conditions all winter, the snowpack across the region is at 84 per cent of normal.

  Weather

  Feb 21
• Flooding in US southeast leaves at least 8 dead; snow, ice and wind cause winter misery elsewhere

  Several people have been killed as flooding, snow, ice and 'bone-chilling cold' is pounding much of the United States with severe weather this weekend.

  Weather

  Feb 16
• Arctic air stalls over B.C., temperatures expected to fall again next week

  Temperatures will be a touch milder Friday afternoon and into the weekend but will fall a few degrees early next week and through the remainder of the week.

  Weather

  Feb 6
• B.C. remains in grips of Arctic cold with temps set to go lower next week

  On Wednesday morning, Global BC meteorologist Mark Madryga said Vancouver Airport unofficially recorded -8.8 C, within just 1/10 of a degree of the all-time record for February 5.

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  Feb 5
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• Snow blankets B.C. South Coast and more could be on the way

  The hardest-hit regions include southeast Vancouver Island, including Nanaimo and Chemainus, the Sunshine Coast and North and West Vancouver.

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  Feb 4
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• Weather warnings remain in B.C. as Arctic air sweeps across province

  The Arctic air will hold through the remainder of the week and most likely through the coming weekend with snow across the South Coast here to stay for now.

  Weather

  Feb 3
• 10 to 20 centimetres of snow to hit Metro Vancouver as arctic air invades region

  British Columbians need to get their winter jackets and shovels ready as a snowfall warning is in effect for the Lower Mainland in B.C.

  Weather

  Feb 2
• B.C.’s south coast sees first snowfall of the season

  Environment Canada says a wintry mix of weather conditions is expected to affect Metro Vancouver over the next few days, prompting the weather agency to issue a snowfall warning.

  Weather

  Feb 1
• Snow falling on B.C. highways, drivers urged to be cautious as wintry weather arrives

  Drive BC is warning drivers to be careful travelling around the province as snow has started falling on highways and at higher elevations.

  Weather

  Jan 31
• Wintry weather to hit B.C. with snow forecast for Lower Mainland

  The special weather statement includes most of Vancouver Island, the Sunshine Coast, Whistler, Howe Sound, Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.

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  Jan 29
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• Severe weather events in 2024 surpassed $8B in claims, a Canadian first

  'Sadly, beyond the staggering financial losses are hundreds of thousands of Canadians whose lives and livelihoods have been upended,' the president and CEO of IBC said.

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  Jan 13
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• B.C. storm raises avalanche risk, cancels ferries, causes blackouts on south coast

  Residents of B.C.'s southern coastal regions are dealing with power outages, increased risk of avalanches and ferry cancellations following a stormy Christmas Day.

  Weather

  Dec 26, 2024
• Christmas Day storm: BC Ferries cancels sailings, rain and wind warnings issued

  In Metro Vancouver, southeast winds will likely gust to 80 km/h especially near the Strait of Georgia by late morning and in the afternoon and evening.

  Weather

  Dec 24, 2024
• B.C. braces for series of storms over Christmas Day holiday

  Global BC meteorologist Mark Madryga said a low-pressure centre off the coast would bring strong winds to the coast beginning on Monday afternoon.

  Weather

  Dec 23, 2024
• Second mudslide victim’s body found as more high winds strike B.C. coast

  Emergency crews have recovered the body of a second victim killed in a mudslide in the Sea to Sky region during another windstorm last weekend.

  Weather

  Dec 22, 2024
• B.C coast residents again bracing for high winds amid warning

  Environment Canada says a wind warning has been issued in parts of B.C.'s central coast including Bella Bella and Klemtu.

  Weather

  Dec 21, 2024
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• B.C. braces for another potential storm before Christmas

  Environment Canada says regions could be hit by yet another powerful storm on Monday night and into Christmas Eve morning so residents should be prepared.

  Weather

  Dec 19, 2024
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• Rain, snow, wind to batter parts of B.C. again

  Another storm is rolling off the Pacific, bringing heavy rain and strong winds to British Columbia's coast and a blanket of snow to the Interior.

  Weather

  Dec 17, 2024
• One dead, one still ‘unaccounted for’ after Sea to Sky Highway mudslide

  RCMP say one person's remains have been pulled from the site of a landslide near Lions Bay, while another missing person "remains unaccounted for."

  Weather

  Dec 14, 2024
• Ferry cancellations, wind warnings issued for B.C.’s South Coast

  Environment Canada is warning of a storm surge on British Columbia's south coast that could reach a metre high.

  Weather

  Dec 13, 2024