West Kootenay's low snowpack reflects grim provincial picture
The spring snowpack is at an 8-year low
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The spring snowpack is at an 8-year low
Mountain snowpacks that act as slow-melting water reservoirs and help feed drinking-water supplies, wells and rivers through the spring and summer are getting dangerously thin in British Columbia.
On Jan. 1, the Okanagan’s snowpack level was at 64 per cent. For Feb. 1, the region was listed at 86 per cent.
The province’s River Forecast Centre on Thursday said snowpack levels on Vancouver Island are sitting at just 30% of normal this time of year.
The Metro Vancouver weather forecast beginning on January 29, 2024, includes wind, rain and warm temperatures. Travellers should be cautious of flooding.