2:30 a.m. PST Wednesday 24 December 2025
Snowfall Warning in effect for:- Yellowhead Highway - Tête Jaune Cache to the Alberta Border
Snowfall with total amounts of 10 to 15 cm is expected.
When:
Midday Today until later tonight.
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 Tête Jaune Cache to the Alberta border. The snow, heavy at times, will begin midday Today, and continue into later this evening before easing on Christmas Day. Snowfall amounts of 10 to 15 cm are expected by Christmas morning, with the higher amounts expected near the Blue River area and Mica Dam.
Visibility will likely be reduced at times.
Weather in the mountains can change suddenly resulting in hazardous driving conditions.
Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions. Prepare for possible disruptions to transportation, services, and utilities. 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@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #BCStorm.
For more information about the alerting program, please visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/weather/severeweather/weather-alerts/colour-coded-alerts.
