WWCN18 CWVR 250000
YELLOW WARNING - SNOWFALL
FOR THE B.C. TRAVELLERS ROUTES
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:00 P.M. PST WEDNESDAY 24 DECEMBER 2025.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SNOWFALL - FOR:
      YELLOWHEAD HIGHWAY - TETE JAUNE CACHE TO THE ALBERTA BORDER.

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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH

==DISCUSSION==

SNOWFALL WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 15 CM IS EXPECTED.

WHEN: 
NOW UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING. 

WHERE: 
COMMUNITIES ALONG HIGHWAY 5 FROM MCMURPHY TO YELLOWHEAD PASS, AND 
KINBASKET. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 
A FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM SOUTHERN B.C WILL BRING SNOW TO 
THE COMMUNITIES ALONG HIGHWAY 5, WHICH INCLUDE BLUE RIVER, VALEMOUNT 
AND HIGHWAY 16 FROM TETE JAUNE CACHE TO THE ALBERTA BORDER. THE 
SNOW, HEAVY AT TIMES, WILL CONTINUE INTO LATER THIS EVENING BEFORE 
EASING ON CHRISTMAS DAY MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 15 CM ARE 
EXPECTED, WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED NEAR THE BLUE RIVER AREA 
AND MICA DAM.

VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY BE REDUCED AT TIMES. PREPARE FOR QUICKLY 
CHANGING AND DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE 
DISRUPTIONS TO TRANSPORTATION, SERVICES, AND UTILITIES. 

WEATHER IN THE MOUNTAINS CAN CHANGE SUDDENLY RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS 
DRIVING CONDITIONS. 

THE SITE HTTPS://SHIFTINTOWINTER.CA/ REMINDS DRIVERS TO KNOW BEFORE 
YOU GO. ADJUST TO WINTER DRIVING BEHAVIOUR AND USE WINTER TIRES AND 
CHAINS. 

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(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)BCSTORM. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ALERTING PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT: 
HTTPS://WWW.CANADA.CA/EN/SERVICES/ENVIRONMENT/WEATHER/SEVEREWEATHER/WEATHER-ALERTS/COLOUR-CODED-ALERTS.

HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA

END/PSPC