WINTER RETURNS: Heavy snow on its way to Kamloops, Okanagan
If the unseasonably cold weather that has settled into Kamloops and the Okanagan this week wasn’t bad enough, get ready for a snowy weekend.
Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the South Thompson, Shuswap and North Okanagan regions as a frontal system is forecast to move across the B.C. Interior this weekend.
Kamloops, Salmon Arm and Vernon can all expect ten to 20 centimetres of snow although some areas, especially at higher elevations, could get up to 30 cm.
The weather office expects the snow to start falling on Saturday, Feb. 25, and become heavy Saturday night. The snow should ease by Sunday evening as the weather system moves out of the area.
It’s not going to be fun to drive with low visibility and slippery roads expected in the rapidly accumulating snow.
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