5 days ago
Swift News
A series of cold weather warnings have been issued for inland sections of B.C.'s north coast and northeast B.C.
Environment Canada issued cold weather warnings for Fort Nelson, Muncho Lake-Stone Mountain Park, Atlin and Dease Lake on Tuesday.
Snowfall warnings are also in place for Whistler and the Fraser Canyon in southwest B.C.
Colin Fong, an Environment Canada meteorologist, said a weather system coming north from Washington state will also bring up to 15 centimetres of snow on the Coquihalla Highway (Highway 5) starting Wednesday morning.
"The other region is the Whistler region. And there, we're expecting a little bit more snow to fall, about 15 to 25 centimetres," he said.
"And again, all these warnings are tied to that one system coming in early Wednesday morning and then kind of moving out Wednesday afternoon."
Fong said that the short-lived snowfall along highway stretches like the Sea-to-Sky Highway (Highway 99) and the Coquihalla Highway (Highway 5) will likely impact holiday travellers.
"We ask people to drive slowly, drive carefully, and also prepare for a possible disruption to transportation services and utilities," he said.