Snow in Vernon as seen from Becker Hill (Image Credit: Liam Verster / Vernon Matters)

By Liam Verster

62 % of Normal

Okanagan’s snowpack sees another decline

Mar 10, 2026 | 4:05 PM

The regional snowpack level decreased through February.

The B.C. River Forecast Centre said the Okanagan’s snowpack was at 62 per cent of normal as of March 1.

That was down from 67 per cent of normal on the 1st of February, and down from 82 per cent recorded on March 1st, 2025.

The provincial agency said the most recent findings showed the inflows for Okanagan, Kalamalka and Wood Lakes were forecast to be between 40 and 60 per cent of normal, stating the “low forecasts [are] being driven by low antecedent flow, dry seasonal weather, and below normal snowpacks.”

The ensemble streamflow prediction also forecast below normal inflows across all periods for the local lakes.

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Though the regional snowpack level was low as of the latest reporting date, the province as a whole still had high snow levels.

The River Forecast Centre said B.C. had an average snowpack of 92 per cent of normal as of March 1.

That was down from 96 per cent on February 1, but still up from the average of 73 per cent of normal on March 1, 2025.

The River Forecast Centre added the cooler, wetter weather from the La Niña system helped ensure snow accumulation across the province trended near seasonal rates in February.

The snowpack figures did not include the recent precipitation and snow Vernon and the Okanagan saw over the previous few days.