A snowfall warning for the Hope to Merritt section of the Coquihalla Highway went out in the pre-dawn hours of Monday (Feb. 1) from Environment Canada weather.

A frontal system over the South Coast was responsible for covering the highway with approximately 25 centimetres Sunday night and there is more coming in the next 24 hours, according to the snowfall warning alert for the , Fraser Canyon, Nicola and more.

鈥漇now will ease during the day today as the snow level rises to 1200 metres, then become heavy at times tonight as the snow level lowers to 200 metres,鈥� according to the alert.

Snowfall of 15 centimetres can be expected by Tuesday morning.

Road conditions are available at www.drivebc.ca.

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