Travel advisory issued for the Coquihalla

Drive BC has issued a travel advisory for those driving the Coquihalla on Friday.

Environment Canada has also issued a special weather statement for multiple regions in the B.C. Interior this weekend, including the Okanagan Valley.

The alert calls for significant snowfall, followed by a strong surge of arctic air that will continue into next week.

Kelowna is looking at overnight lows of between -11°C and -14°C for most of the week, and highs in the negatives as well.

Kamloops will similar frigid temperatures with a low of -14°C forecast for Sunday evening.

Stay safe out there!