Regional, provincial snowpack declined on a monthly basis

Feb 12, 2025 | 10:12 AM

The snowpack levels across B.C., including in the Okanagan, are on the decline.

The Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship said the Okanagan’s snowpack was at 82 per cent of normal as of February 1.

That was down from the last report on January 1, when the snowpack level was 102 per cent of normal.

The Ministry noted the provincial snowpack fell from 87 per cent of normal on Jan. 1, to 72 per cent on Feb. 1.

Though down on a monthly basis, the provincial snowpack was up on an annual basis, as the level was recorded at 61 per cent of normal on Feb. 1, 2024.

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The Ministry warned that areas with below normal snowpack levels, such as the Okanagan, “show early concerns for drought conditions amplifying in the spring and summer.”

However, it was noted that there could be two to three months left in the snow accumulation season, and conditions could change depending on future weather patterns.

The surrounding basins had the following snowpack levels as of Feb. 1: