Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

Strong southwesterly wind gusts are expected.

Where: 
Okanagan Valley, Similkameen, Nicola, South Thompson, Fraser Canyon, Shuswap, Chilcotin, 100 Mile, Prince George, Yellowhead, and Cariboo. Coquihalla Highway, Okanagan Connector and Highway 97 - Clinton to 100 Mile House via Begbie Summit.

When: Overnight tonight to Wednesday morning.

Remarks:
A vigorous cold front will move across the BC interior tonight. In the wake of the front, strong southwesterly wind gusts will develop over parts of these regions overnight. Yellowhead and Prince George specifically will see strong Northwest winds. These strong winds may lead to possible tree damages, local power outages and travel delay. 

Winds will ease Wednesday morning as the front tracks eastward.

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Hazardous winter conditions are expected.

What:
A combination of snowfall, strong winds, and blowing snow

When:
Tonight

Where:
Okanagan Connector

Additional information:
A vigorous front is set to move through the Interior BC tonight, which will bring snow, winds and local blowing snow for the Okanagan Connector (Mainly near Pennask Summit). Snowfall totals tonight are expected to be near 15 cm, and as the front passes through, winds are expected to pick up, with gusts possibly up to 90 km/h. This will lead to areas of blowing snow along the route, and overall messy driving conditions.

Exercise caution when driving in crosswind prone areas.

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Travel will likely be challenging. Visibility will likely be suddenly reduced to near zero at times.

Weather in the mountains can change suddenly resulting in hazardous driving conditions.

Road conditions are available at https://www.drivebc.ca/.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to BCstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #BCStorm.

For more information about the alerting program, please visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/weather/severeweather/weather-alerts/colour-coded-alerts.