Special weather statements issued for much of Southern Interior

Environment Canada has issued special weather statements for a large swath of the Southern Interior.

Snow is expected to begin fallingWednesday night and continue into Thursday morning. Five to 15 centimetres are expected to fall by Thursday night, before the snow tapers into lighter flurries.

Environment Canada said snowfall warnings may be issued for these regions later on Wednesday.

Drivers are being warned to exercise caution as highway conditions may become hazardous.

Affected areas include:

• Coquihalla Highway Hope to Merritt
• Coquihalla Highway Merritt to Kamloops
• Okanagan Connector Merritt to Kelowna
• Highway 3 Hope to Princeton
• Highway 3 Paulson Summit to Kootenay Pass
• Sea to Sky Squamish to Whistler