Current highway information
Highway 97 — Okanagan & Cariboo · Dawson Creek → Fort Nelson weather alerts and forecast context
Environment Canada weather alerts, current conditions and short forecasts for communities near this highway.
Environment Canada
Weather along the corridor
Alerts
2
Temperature
2°C
Wind
33 km/h
Gust
44 km/h
YELLOW WARNING - SNOWFALL
warning · yellow alert level · expires Oct 9, 2026, 8:57 p.m. PDT
YELLOW WARNING - SNOWFALL
warning · yellow alert level · expires Oct 10, 2026, 1:04 a.m. PDT
Nearest weather location: Fort St. John · observed Oct 9, 2026, 10:00 a.m. PDT.
Today
Periods of rain mixed with wet snow. Rainfall amount 10 to 20 mm. Wind northeast 30 km/h gusting to 50. Temperature falling to plus 1 this afternoon.
Tonight
Cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries this evening and after midnight. Wind northeast 30 km/h gusting to 50. Low minus 2. Wind chill minus 8 overnight.
Saturday
Mainly cloudy. Wind northeast 20 km/h becoming light near noon. High plus 2. Wind chill minus 7 in the morning. UV index 2 or low.
Saturday night
Clear. Low minus 5.
Data status
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
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