FPCN13 CWVR 211245 FORECASTS FOR THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. PST THURSDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2024 FOR TODAY AND FRIDAY. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 11:00 A.M. PST. --------------------------------------------------------------------- MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS: OKANAGAN AND KAMLOOPS LAKES: 340 METRES. COQUIHALLA - HOPE TO MERRITT: 1230 METRES. COQUIHALLA - MERRITT TO KAMLOOPS: 1440 METRES. CONNECTOR - PENNASK SUMMIT: 1728 METRES. ALLISON PASS: 1340 METRES. --------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH OKANAGAN - INCLUDING VERNON SHUSWAP. TODAY..FLURRIES ENDING THIS MORNING THEN CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD THIS AFTERNOON. LOCAL AMOUNT 2 CM. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 2. TONIGHT..BECOMING CLOUDY THIS EVENING. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR ZERO. FRIDAY..SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN NEAR NOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 CM EXCEPT 5 CM OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1000 METRES NEAR NOON. HIGH PLUS 3. CENTRAL OKANAGAN - INCLUDING KELOWNA. TODAY..A FEW FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO A FEW RAIN SHOWERS AND ENDING THIS MORNING THEN MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1000 METRES THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PLUS 4. TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A FEW WET FLURRIES OR PERIODS OF RAIN BEGINNING OVERNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL 600 METRES LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM OVERNIGHT. LOW PLUS 2. FRIDAY..A FEW WET FLURRIES OR PERIODS OF RAIN CHANGING TO RAIN IN THE MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 4 CM OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1500 METRES IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 4. SOUTH OKANAGAN - INCLUDING PENTICTON. TODAY..WET SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN ENDING THIS MORNING THEN MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 700 METRES THIS MORNING. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL NEAR VALLEY BOTTOM. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 4. FRIDAY..RAIN. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1500 METRES IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 5. SIMILKAMEEN. TODAY..A FEW FLURRIES ENDING THIS MORNING THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR ZERO. WIND CHILL MINUS 5 THIS MORNING. TONIGHT..BECOMING CLOUDY THIS EVENING. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW BEGINNING OVERNIGHT. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 2. FRIDAY..SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW LATE IN THE MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 CM. HIGH PLUS 2. FRASER CANYON - NORTH INCLUDING LILLOOET. TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES THIS MORNING. CLEARING NEAR NOON. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH PLUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 6 THIS MORNING. TONIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT. AMOUNT 2 CM. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 2. FRIDAY..SNOW ENDING NEAR NOON THEN CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 500 METRES NEAR NOON. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT NEAR NOON. HIGH PLUS 5. FRASER CANYON - SOUTH INCLUDING LYTTON. TODAY..CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY THIS MORNING. CLEARING NEAR NOON. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 1. TONIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 1. FRIDAY..SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN IN THE MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 600 METRES NEAR NOON. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT NEAR NOON. HIGH PLUS 3. NICOLA. TODAY..PERIODS OF SNOW ENDING THIS MORNING THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. LOCAL AMOUNT 2 CM. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 3. TONIGHT..BECOMING CLOUDY THIS EVENING. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. PERIODS OF SNOW BEGINNING OVERNIGHT. LOW MINUS 1. FRIDAY..PERIODS OF SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN AND ENDING NEAR NOON THEN CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOCAL SNOWFALL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1000 METRES NEAR NOON. HIGH PLUS 3. SOUTH THOMPSON. TODAY..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES THIS MORNING THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. HIGH PLUS 4. TONIGHT..BECOMING CLOUDY THIS EVENING. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. PERIODS OF SNOW BEGINNING BEFORE MORNING. WIND BECOMING EAST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 NEAR MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR ZERO. FRIDAY..PERIODS OF SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN AT TIMES MIXED WITH WET SNOW IN THE MORNING AND ENDING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON THEN CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN OR LIGHT WET SNOW. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND EAST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 1. MANNING - SKAGIT VALLEY. TODAY..CLOUDY WITH 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY THIS MORNING THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. HIGH PLUS 5. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. TONIGHT..BECOMING CLOUDY THIS EVENING. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. PERIODS OF WET SNOW BEGINNING OVERNIGHT. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW ZERO. FRIDAY..PERIODS OF WET SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN CHANGING TO RAIN IN THE MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 4 CM OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1500 METRES IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT NEAR NOON. HIGH 6. END