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Freezing rain in the forecast for Williams Lake area

Environment Canada has predicted a risk of freezing rain for Friday afternoon in the Cariboo
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The view from the DriveBC webcam Friday morning at the McLeese Lake Highway 97 and Beaver Lake Road junction. Drive BC image

Environment Canada is warning there is a risk of freezing rain late Friday afternoon for the Williams Lake area with a 70 per cent chance of flurries near midnight.

The temperatures are warming up, however, with highs of -1C for the day time and a low of -7C overnight.

Friday morning it is - 0.7C at the airport but -10C in the city.

Highs for Saturday and Sunday are -3C with a low of -5C.

DriveBC is reporting compact snow with slippery conditions in many sections of Highway 97 and Highway 20.



Monica Lamb-Yorski

About the Author: Monica Lamb-Yorski

A B.C. gal, I was born in Alert Bay, raised in Nelson, graduated from the University of Winnipeg, and wrote my first-ever article for the Prince Rupert Daily News.
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