Lower Thompson snowpack at zero per cent of normal; other basins near Kamloops down in May report

Lower Thompson snowpack at zero per cent of normal; other basins near Kamloops down in May report

VICTORIA — New data from the BC River Forecast Centre (BCRFC) shows that while the overall snowpack lowered across the Kamloops area over the last month, conditions have careened to the bottom in the Lower Thompson basin. According to the latest Snow Survey and Water Supply Bulletin, the Lower Thompson basin is sitting at zero per cent normal as of May 1, a drastic drop from the 83 per cent it was as of April 1. Both the North and South Thompson…

Lower Thompson snowpack drops to 0% in early May

Snowmelt across the province is trending earlier than normal for the month of May, according to the latest data from the province. The River Forecast Centre says annual snow accumulation typically peaks in mid-April, which happened on April 11 this year. About 15% of BC’s total snowpack melted by May 1. “The May 1 survey provides insight into possible late season snow accumulation, the timing of snowmelt onset, and whether melt is early, late, o…