Today is off to a wet start for anyone driving around in Kamloops or the Okanagan. <\/p>\n
DriveB.C.<\/a> is reporting that it’s snowing on Highway 1 <\/strong>between Jackass Mountain Summit and Spences Bridge, there’s black ice between Chase and Sicamous, and it’s slushy with slippery sections from Sicamous to Revelstoke; Highway 5<\/strong> is slushy with slippery sections from Great Bear Snowshed to Coquihalla Summit, and it’s snowing Coquihalla Summit to Merritt; Highway 8 <\/strong>has compact snow and slippery sections throughout; Highway 97<\/strong> has slippery sections between Coldstream and Vernon; Highway 97A<\/strong> has slippery sections from Enderby to Sicamous; it’s snowing on Highway 97C<\/strong> from Pennask Summit to Merritt; and it’s snowing on Highway 97D<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Charles Andrews, who commutes to Sicamous from Armstrong via Highway 97A, said the road was good this morning.<\/p>\n “Mostly raining with a little snow that isn’t sticking,” he said. “No fog to speak of.”<\/p>\n Looking at weather, Kamloops<\/a> will warm from 0 to 5 Celsius throughout the day. Vernon<\/a> will get a high of 2 C and low of 0. Kelowna<\/a> is in for a high of 3 C and low of 0. And in Penticton<\/a> temperatures will start at 3 C today and warn up to 6 C by 5 p.m. Flurries and showers are in the forecast throughout the region.<\/p>\n At the ski hills, Big White Mountain Resort<\/a> is reporting no new snow but 28 centimetres over the past week. There has been 5 cm of now Sun Peaks Ski Resort<\/a> over the past 48 hours and 20 cm since last week; SilverStar Mountain Resort<\/a> last got 5 cm on Dec. 30 and is expecting 3 cm today; and Apex Mountain Resort<\/a> is reporting 5 cm of new snow and 31 cm over the past week.<\/p>\n To contact a reporter for this story, email Dan Walton<\/a> or call 250-488-3065 or email the editor<\/a>. You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom<\/a> and be entered to win a monthly prize draw.<\/span><\/p>\n We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Today is off to a wet start for anyone driving around in Kamloops or the Okanagan. DriveB.C. is reporting that it’s snowing on Highway 1 between Jackass Mountain Summit and Spences Bridge, there’s black ice between Chase and Sicamous, and it’s slushy with slippery sections from Sicamous to Revelstoke; Highway 5 is slushy with slippery sections […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":343,"featured_media":1402,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"guid":"","source":"iNFOnews","byline":"Dan Walton","published":"2023-01-11T23:06:27","updated":"2023-01-12T07:06:27","_infotelid":"IT96246","_prepressid":"96246","_multisite_post_sync":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[491,3,492,493],"tags":[8,547,722],"region":[206,207,208,209],"class_list":["post-1403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-highlight","category-inwheels","category-local","category-topnews","tag-dan-walton","tag-traffic","tag-weather","region-kamloops","region-kelowna","region-penticton","region-vernon"],"blocksy_meta":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwheels\/news\/1403\/in-traffic-drivers-can-expect-snow-flurries-and-rain-in-the-interior-today\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"iN TRAFFIC: Drivers can expect snow, flurries and rain in the Interior today","url":"http:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwheels\/news\/1403\/in-traffic-drivers-can-expect-snow-flurries-and-rain-in-the-interior-today\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwheels\/news\/1403\/in-traffic-drivers-can-expect-snow-flurries-and-rain-in-the-interior-today\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwheels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/MediaItemID96246-9102.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwheels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/MediaItemID96246-9102.jpg"},"articleSection":"highlight","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Dan Walton"}],"creator":["Dan Walton"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"iNwheels","logo":""},"keywords":["dan walton","traffic","weather"],"dateCreated":"2023-01-12T07:06:27Z","datePublished":"2023-01-12T07:06:27Z","dateModified":"2023-01-12T15:06:27Z"},"rendered":"
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