Snow is starting to blanket the Okanagan, with Environment Canada calling for around 2-4 cm of white stuff in the region.

Winds could pick up this afternoon gusting to 40 km/hr. The temperatures for Tuesday will be between -2 and -9 C.

The snow is set to continue overnight and into Wednesday with a chance of ice pellets in the afternoon. Expect about 5 cm of snow on Wednesday with winds up to 15 km/hr and a high of -1C.

Environment Canada meteorologist Bobby Sekhon said another low-pressure centre is coming through on Thursday and 91大黄鸭 could see another 5-10 cm of snow.

鈥淭hings are looking dryer headed into the weekend,鈥� said Sekhon. 鈥淭here鈥檚 a slight chance of flurries or rain on Saturday and Sunday, with temperatures fluctuating around zero.鈥�

Motorists are cautioned to slow down and drive to winter conditions.

Several crashes were already reported in the 91大黄鸭 area by noon on Tuesday.

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