There’s quite a bit of snow lying on the Connector this morning.
DriveBC webcams show a build-up of the white stuff at Eikhart and, to a lesser extent, Brinda Mine.
#BCHwy97C - Current views from the Elkhart and Brinda Mine cameras on the Okanagan Connector. Stay up to date with conditions here: https://t.co/k28xFeEbsm and cameras here: https://t.co/Ri1ehWEQrC#ShiftIntoWinter and safe travels!#Kelowna #MerrittBC pic.twitter.com/4jWNO31w7c
— DriveBC (@DriveBC) October 21, 2020
The agency encouraged drivers to stay safe and remember to prepare for winter roads.
Stretches of the Coquihalla are also seeing some snow.
#BCHwy5 - Current views from Larson Hill, Mine Creek and Summit cameras on the #Coquihalla. Know before you go by checking conditions here: https://t.co/RMxy23EsHe and cameras here: https://t.co/UzWismlMfs#ShiftIntoWinter and safe travels! pic.twitter.com/aa1Xkc5Dxa
— DriveBC (@DriveBC) October 21, 2020
That’s on top of a vehicle incident at Larson Hill earlier this morning that is causing delays of up to an hour.
Environment Canada, meanwhile, has warned of snowfall totalling about 20 centimetres along Hwy 3, Hope to Princeton.
"Accumulations of 15 cm has fallen over parts of the highway and is expected to continue this morning before tapering off this afternoon," the agency explained.
"A further 5 cm is expected."
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