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Service Notice – April 2025: The Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) CAP Service undergoes changes from time to time as the business of alerting evolves. For 2025, changes are expected to include... 1) ECCC's initiative to upgrade the presentation of alerts into Colour-Coded Weather Alerts is planned for deployment for later in 2025. Data changes will appear in CAP-CP upon this deployment, and 2) other minor improvements and corrections. For more information on these changes: https://comm.collab.science.gc.ca/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/dd_info@comm.collab.science.gc.ca/ | Notification de service – avril 2025: Le service du PAC d’Environnement et Changement climatique Canada (ECCC) subit périodiquement des changements à mesure que le système d’alerte évolue. Pour 2025, il y aura des changements incluant... 1) l'initiative d'ECCC visant à améliorer la présentation des alertes sous forme d'alertes météorologiques codées par couleur est prévue d’être déployée plus tard en 2025. Des changements aux données apparaîtront dans le PC-PAC lors de ce déploiement, et 2) d’autres améliorations et corrections mineures. Pour plus d’informations sur ces changements: https://comm.collab.science.gc.ca/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/dd_info@comm.collab.science.gc.ca/

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What: Wet snow near highway summits. When: Today to Tuesday. Where: Okanagan Connector - Merritt to Kelowna, Highway 3 - Paulson Summit to Kootenay Pass, Coquihalla Highway - Hope to Merritt, Coquihalla Highway - Merritt to Kamloops, and Highway 3 - Princeton via Allison Pass. Additional information: A Pacific front is approaching the southwestern BC Interior this morning. Wet snow are expected over the highway summits as snow levels will be near 1200 metres initially. Snowfall accumulations from trace to 5 cm are expected this morning. As snow level rises to above the summits this afternoon, snow will then change to rain, but wet snow may return tonight as snow level falls again. Over Paulson Summit and Kootenay Pass, wet snow will start near the pass this afternoon and continue through Tuesday. Snowfall accumulations from trace to 5 cm are expected through this evening. Additional amounts over 5 cm are possible on Tuesday. Please be prepared to adjust your driving as weather conditions at high elevations may change quickly. Slow down and maintain a safe following distance. ### 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 BCstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #BCStorm.

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Service Notice – April 2025: The Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) CAP Service undergoes changes from time to time as the business of alerting evolves. For 2025, changes are expected to include... 1) ECCC's initiative to upgrade the presentation of alerts into Colour-Coded Weather Alerts is planned for deployment for later in 2025. Data changes will appear in CAP-CP upon this deployment, and 2) other minor improvements and corrections. For more information on these changes: https://comm.collab.science.gc.ca/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/dd_info@comm.collab.science.gc.ca/ | Notification de service – avril 2025: Le service du PAC d’Environnement et Changement climatique Canada (ECCC) subit périodiquement des changements à mesure que le système d’alerte évolue. Pour 2025, il y aura des changements incluant... 1) l'initiative d'ECCC visant à améliorer la présentation des alertes sous forme d'alertes météorologiques codées par couleur est prévue d’être déployée plus tard en 2025. Des changements aux données apparaîtront dans le PC-PAC lors de ce déploiement, et 2) d’autres améliorations et corrections mineures. Pour plus d’informations sur ces changements: https://comm.collab.science.gc.ca/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/dd_info@comm.collab.science.gc.ca/

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What: Wet snow near highway summits. When: This afternoon to Tuesday. Where: Okanagan Connector - Merritt to Kelowna, Highway 3 - Paulson Summit to Kootenay Pass, Coquihalla Highway - Hope to Merritt, Coquihalla Highway - Merritt to Kamloops, and Highway 3 - Princeton via Allison Pass. Additional information: A cool airmass has settled over the British Columbia with snow falling over the interior highway passes. Snow levels have risen to 1500 metres and the snow has changed to rain over the summits on the Coquihalla Highway and Highway 3 - Princeton via Allison Pass. Meanwhile temperatures remain near zero and snow continues to fall over the Okanagan Connector - Merritt to Kelowna, and Highway 3 - Paulson Summit to Kootenay Pass, Tonight snow levels will lower to near 1200 metres and the risk of snowfall is possible once again for the Coquihalla Highway, and Highway 3 - Princeton via Allison Pass with accumulations between a trace to five centimetres. Over Paulson Summit and Kootenay Pass, wet snow will start near the pass this afternoon and continue through Tuesday. Snowfall accumulations from trace to 5 cm are expected through this evening. Additional amounts over 5 cm are possible on Tuesday. Please be prepared to adjust your driving as weather conditions at high elevations may change quickly. Slow down and maintain a safe following distance. ### 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 BCstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #BCStorm.

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Service Notice – April 2025: The Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) CAP Service undergoes changes from time to time as the business of alerting evolves. For 2025, changes are expected to include... 1) ECCC's initiative to upgrade the presentation of alerts into Colour-Coded Weather Alerts is planned for deployment for later in 2025. Data changes will appear in CAP-CP upon this deployment, and 2) other minor improvements and corrections. For more information on these changes: https://comm.collab.science.gc.ca/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/dd_info@comm.collab.science.gc.ca/ | Notification de service – avril 2025: Le service du PAC d’Environnement et Changement climatique Canada (ECCC) subit périodiquement des changements à mesure que le système d’alerte évolue. Pour 2025, il y aura des changements incluant... 1) l'initiative d'ECCC visant à améliorer la présentation des alertes sous forme d'alertes météorologiques codées par couleur est prévue d’être déployée plus tard en 2025. Des changements aux données apparaîtront dans le PC-PAC lors de ce déploiement, et 2) d’autres améliorations et corrections mineures. Pour plus d’informations sur ces changements: https://comm.collab.science.gc.ca/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/dd_info@comm.collab.science.gc.ca/

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What: Wet snow near highway summits. When: Today to Tuesday. Where: Okanagan Connector - Merritt to Kelowna, Highway 3 - Paulson Summit to Kootenay Pass, Coquihalla Highway - Hope to Merritt, Coquihalla Highway - Merritt to Kamloops, and Highway 3 - Princeton via Allison Pass. Additional information: A Pacific front is approaching the southwestern BC Interior this morning. Wet snow are expected over the highway summits as snow levels will be near 1200 metres initially. Snowfall accumulations from trace to 5 cm are expected this morning. As snow level rises to above the summits this afternoon, snow will then change to rain, but wet snow may return tonight as snow level falls again. Over Paulson Summit and Kootenay Pass, wet snow will start near the pass this afternoon and continue through Tuesday. Snowfall accumulations from trace to 5 cm are expected through this evening. Additional amounts over 5 cm are possible on Tuesday. Please be prepared to adjust your driving as weather conditions at high elevations may change quickly. Slow down and maintain a safe following distance. ### 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 BCstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #BCStorm.

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