Yellowhead Road & Bridge say the Merritt area is expecting a weather system to come in Friday night, and into the morning hours before ending midday on Saturday.

Heaviest snowfall is expected for the Coquihalla Summit (South). With temperatures hovering right around freezing, the precipitation will begin as rain and can switch over to heavy snow as the temperature drops around 7-8p.m. Rather large snow accumulations are expected for the area with snow becoming moderate at times through the night before breaking into showers closer to midnight.

A breakdown:

  • Highway 5 South from Merritt to the Snow Shed Hill – Anticipated accumulations of 10-20cm tonight and throughout the morning.
  • Highway 97C – Okanagan Connector – Potential accumulations of 4-8cm tonight and breaking up around midnight.
  • Highway 5 North from Merritt to Lac Le Jeune – Anticipated accumulations of 1-3cm tonight into tomorrow morning.

As usual, YRB is cautioning drivers never to pass a snowplow on the right.