iN TRAFFIC: It’s a foggy morning in the Interior

Drivers may want to pay extra attention while travelling through Kamloops or the Okanagan this morning, Feb. 5.

DriveB.C. is reporting Highway 1 has patches of fog in the Sicamous area and slippery sections between Kamloops and Sicamous; Highway 3 has limited visibility due to fog from Osoyoos to Keremeos; Highway 3A is foggy and slippery between Keremeos and Kaleden; Highway 5 is slushy with slippery sections between Surrey Lake Summit and Barriere; Highway 6EW has slippery sections and patches of fog between Vernon and Coldstream; Highway 97 has patches of fog between Osoyoos and Okanagan Falls, and between Coldstream and Vernon there is compact snow and patches of fog; Highway 97A is slippery with fog patches throughout; and Highway 97B has compact snow throughout; and Highway 97C has fog patches and compact snow between West Kelowna and Pennask Summit.

Looking at weather, Kamloops is in for high of 6 Celsius and low of 3 C, according to Environment Canada. Vernon and Kelowna are due for a high of 4 C and low of 1 C. And in Penticton is expected to get a high of 6 C and low of 2 C.

At the ski hills, Big White Mountain Resort is reporting 6 centimetres of new snow and 22 cm over the past week. There has been 7 cm at Sun Peaks Ski Resort since yesterday and 16 cm over the past week; SilverStar Mountain Resort last got 4 cm on Jan. 31 and has a fresh snow depth of 1 cm today; and Apex Mountain Resort is reporting 5 cm of new snow and 18 cm over the past week.

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