The last flake of snow for several days is expected to fall this morning, which paves the way for a mid-January chinook that could see temperatures climb into the double-digits by next week.
This means most of the snow that fell on the region during the last 48 hours could soon be gone, which has staff at Sun Peaks Resort concerned.
Environment Canada meteorologist Doug Lundquist said 10 to 20 centimetres fell in some areas Wednesday. The Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt was the hardest hit.
A few flurries fell in Aberdeen and higher elevations, said Lundquist.
But daytime highs will reach 5 C by Friday and there鈥檚 a good chance temperatures will hit the low teens for Monday, he said.
鈥淪unday or Monday, either one of those days, could be warm,鈥� said Lundquist.
The spring-like weather is expected to last at least a week, maybe even 10 days. Lundquist said his Wednesday forecast doesn鈥檛 extend beyond that.
There鈥檚 little to no precipitation expected, he said.
Tourism Sun Peaks president Christopher Nicolson has his fingers crossed that this is not the case.
He said temperatures at the resort are, on average, seven to eight degrees cooler than Kamloops. If it鈥檚 warm, it can be enjoyable for guests. Rain, on the other hand, isn鈥檛 welcome.
鈥淚f it鈥檚 warm for a short period 鈥� a day or two 鈥� that鈥檚 not a concern. If we鈥檙e talking about rain, that obviously puts a damper on things. That鈥檚 not what we鈥檙e looking for,鈥� said Nicolson.
Staff at family run Harper Mountain isn鈥檛 worried about the weather. Lisa Daburger said Wednesday鈥檚 snowfall added at least 4 cm to an already solid base of 61 cm.
鈥淲e鈥檙e good. We鈥檝e been so fortunate,鈥� she said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 been fantastic.鈥�
Multiple accidents were reported Wednesday on the Coquihalla. A crash in the southbound lane at Juliet Creek closed the highway for several hours.
A single-vehicle rollover at Mine Creek Road sent two people to hospital 鈥� B.C. Ambulance Service said one person was flown by air ambulance to Royal Columbian Hospital in 91原创 in serious condition; another was taken to Hope.
Emergency responders were also called out to a tractor-trailer into a ditch.
Tuesday afternoon鈥檚 snowfall kept Kamloops Fire and Rescue busy. Assistant chief Rob Chalmers said crews were dispatched to the first accident at 3:20 p.m. and didn鈥檛 wrap up until just after 11 p.m.
Accidents resumed with the morning commute Wednesday, he said.
