Boulder Mountain - Posby Lake - Chinook Cove

-6°C

Barriere, BC, Canada

Updated: 24/12/2025 21:45

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Yellowhead Highway - Tête Jaune Cache to the Alberta Border
Snowfall Warning

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4:00 p.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:
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 Tête 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.

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.

Observed at: Kamloops Airport Date: 9:00 PM PST Wednesday 24 December 2025
Mostly Cloudy	Temp.: -4 °C Wind Chill: -6 °C Wind: WSW 5 km/h Humidity: 94 % Dew point: -5 °C Pressure: 100.6 kPa Tendency: 0.34 kPa Visibility: 32 km	Sunrise: 8:02 Sunset: 16:00 Normals: Max -1°C Min -7°C

Extended Forecast - Environment Canada
	Thu, 25 Dec A few flurries Max: 1°C	Fri, 26 Dec Flurries Max: 1°C	Sat, 27 Dec Sunny Max: -8°C	Sun, 28 Dec Cloudy Max: -4°C	Mon, 29 Dec Cloudy Max: 0°C	Tue, 30 Dec Cloudy Max: 2°C
Tonight Snow Min: -6°C	Night Flurries Min: 0°C	Night Cloudy periods Min: -10°C	Night Cloudy periods Min: -10°C	Night Cloudy Min: -4°C	Night Cloudy Min: -1°C

Forecast

Kamloops, BC (Issued: 4:00 PM PST Wednesday 24 December 2025)

Tonight: Snow ending early this evening then partly cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 6. Wind chill minus 10 overnight.
Thu, 25 Dec: Becoming cloudy in the morning. A few flurries beginning late in the afternoon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High plus 1. Wind chill minus 10 in the morning.
Night: A few flurries ending near midnight then cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Amount 2 cm. Temperature steady near zero.
Fri, 26 Dec: Flurries. High plus 1.
Night: Cloudy periods. Windy. Low minus 10.
Sat, 27 Dec: Sunny. Windy. High minus 8.
Night: Cloudy periods. Low minus 10.
Sun, 28 Dec: Cloudy. High minus 4.
Night: Cloudy. Low minus 4.
Mon, 29 Dec: Cloudy. High zero.
Night: Cloudy. Low minus 1.
Tue, 30 Dec: Cloudy. High plus 2.

24 Hour Forecast - Kamloops, BC

Date/Time	Temp. (°C)	Weather Conditions	LOP †	Wind (km/h)
24 December 2025
10 PM	-4	Partly cloudy	0	NE 10
11 PM	-4	Partly cloudy	0	NE 10
25 December 2025
12 AM	-4	Partly cloudy	0	NE 10
1 AM	-4	Partly cloudy	0	NE 10
2 AM	-5	Partly cloudy	0	NE 10
3 AM	-5	Partly cloudy	0	NE 10
4 AM	-6	Partly cloudy	0	NE 10
5 AM	-6	Partly cloudy	0	NE 10
6 AM	-6	Partly cloudy	0	NE 10
7 AM	-6	Partly cloudy	0	NE 10
8 AM	-5	A mix of sun and cloud	0	NE 10
9 AM	-5	A mix of sun and cloud	0	NE 10
10 AM	-4	Mainly cloudy	0	NE 10
11 AM	-3	Cloudy	0	NE 10
12 PM	-2	Overcast	0	NE 10
1 PM	-1	Overcast	0	NE 10
2 PM	-1	Overcast	0	NE 10
3 PM	0	Overcast	0	NE 10
4 PM	0	Overcast	0	NE 10
5 PM	0	A few flurries	80	NE 10
6 PM	1	A few flurries	80	VR 5
7 PM	1	A few flurries	80	VR 5
8 PM	1	A few flurries	80	VR 5
9 PM	0	A few flurries	80	VR 5

† Likelihood of Precipitation (LOP) as described in the public forecast as a chance of measurable precipitation for a period of time. Nil: 0% Low: 40% or below Medium: 60% or 70% High: Above 70%

Environment Canada