British Columbia - Canada   2026-03-11   Wednesday   49.88N, -119.49W

Kelowna

British Columbia - Canada
2026-03-11

yellow watch - winter storm - in effect

Issue date: 2026-03-11T01:12+00:00

Heavy snow, blowing snow and very strong wind gusts for Wednesday night.What:- Up to 10 cm for the Okanagan Connector and up to 15 cm for Highway 3 - Hope to Princeton- Near zero visibility in blowing snow- Strong wind gusts up to 100 km/hWhen:Snow: Wednesday night to ThursdayBlowing snow: Wednesday night to ThursdayStrong winds: Wednesday night to ThursdayWhere:Highway 3 - Hope to PrincetonOkanagan Connector - Merritt to KelownaHazards:- Challenging driving conditions due to heavy snowfall- Sudden reduction in visibility due to blowing snow- Difficult driving conditions due to strong gusty winds, especially high profile vehiclesAdditional information:A low pressure system crossing the southwest interior Wednesday night will bring another round of heavy flurries, blowing snow and strong winds to the southern interior highways. Snow will begin in earnest late Wednesday afternoon as the low approaches the highways. As a sharp cold front associated with this low passes over the area Wednesday night, snowfall will intensify and winds will rise with strong wind gusts up to 100 km/h resulting in near zero visibility in blowing snow.Conditions will improve Thursday morning but gusty winds and scattered flurries will prevail.###Roads and walkways may be difficult to navigate. Visibility may be suddenly reduced to near zero at times. Some travel delays are possible.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 BCstormec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #BCStorm.