Snowfall warning for Coquihalla, Highway 3

The drive from the Interior to the Lower Mainland this weekend could be a bit of a challenge thanks to the dump of snow on high elevation highways.

Environment Canada issued a snowfall warning for the Coquihalla Highway from Merritt to Hope and Highway 3 from Princeton to Hope via the Allison Pass.

A trough of low pressure will cross the Interior today, Feb. 24, with heavy snow on starting this evening, according to the warning.

Forecasters say between 15 to 20 centimetres of snow are expected at the Coquihalla Summit and Allison Pass. Southern sections of the Fraser Canyon could get up to 10 cm of snow.

The snowfall should gradually ease on Sunday, the warning states.

The heavy snow means reduced visibility and hazardous driving conditions on the mountain highways.

Check out the Environment Canada website for the latest on the snowfall warning.

The latest driving conditions can be found at the Drive B.C. website here.

To contact a reporter for this story, email Howard Alexander or call 250-309-5343 or email the editor. You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom and be entered to win a monthly prize draw.

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.