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Highway 5 — Coquihalla · Hope → Merritt weather alerts and forecast context
Environment Canada weather alerts, nearest available current conditions and short forecast context resolved around this highway corridor.
Environment Canada
Weather along the corridor
Alerts
1
Temperature
33°C
Wind
—
Gust
29 km/h
YELLOW WARNING - AIR QUALITY
warning · yellow alert level · expires Aug 20, 2026, 11:08 a.m. UTC
Nearest available city-page weather point: Merritt · observed Aug 19, 2026, 10:00 p.m. UTC.
Today
A mix of sun and cloud. Local smoke. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h this afternoon. High 29. UV index 7 or high.
Tonight
Widespread smoke. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low 11.
Thursday
Clearing in the morning. Local smoke. High 32. UV index 6 or high.
Thursday night
Clear. Low 11.
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