The Boundary's snowpack levels have mostly held since the last report in February, with it and most of the province still seeing below-average levels, raising some concerns about another drought-ridden summer.

However, the snowpack is higher than this time last year.

The latest report from the province's Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship, was released March 10 and showed the effects of a dry January and February. For the Boundary region, the snowpack is sitting at 86 per cent of normal, a slight drop from the 89 per cent in February. It was 155 per cent on Jan. 1. The neighbouring Upper Columbia 73 per cent, West Kootenay was 80 per cent and East Kootenay region was at 73 per cent of normal.

To the west of the Boundary, the Okanagan was 82 per cent of normal and the Similkameen registered 60 per cent normal.

The Liard basin was the only part of the province to record a snowpack level higher than normal, with a snowpack of 108 per cent recorded there.

Vancouver Island's snowpack is 76 per cent of normal, but the neighbouring South Coast was at 70 per cent and the Central Coast was at 58 per cent.

The Middle Fraser's snowpack is at 66 per cent of normal and the Lower Fraser is at 69 per cent.

The Upper Fraser West basin was at 87 per cent of normal and the Upper Fraser East was at 75 per cent of normal.

The forecast is for the first of each month, the report explained, but isn't officially released until seven to 10 days after.

"Low snowpack and seasonal runoff forecasts combined with warm seasonal weather forecasts and lingering impacts from ongoing drought are pointing toward elevated drought hazards for this upcoming spring and summer," said the B.C. River Forecast Centre in its report.

The provincial snowpack is now sitting at 73 per cent of normal. The Feb. 1 level was 72 per cent of normal. The province's snow levels are still ahead of last year than the same time in 2024, when the provincial average was 66 per cent of normal.

La Niña weather conditions are expected to continue from February to April, the report's summary stated. This weather pattern is usually connected with cooler temperatures for the province overall and higher precipitation on the South Coast and Vancouver Island.

La Niña conditions also often bring above-normal snow levels, particularly on the South Coast and Southern Interior, the summary stated.

The report summary stated two-thirds of the province's snowpack typically accumulates by early February. With up to three months left in the snow accumulation season, changes in levels can occur.

"Precipitation, which is more difficult than temperature to predict at a seasonal scale, is showing a greater likelihood of above normal precipitation for March through May 2025 for areas on north Vancouver Island, the Central Coast, Omineca, and Peace," the report notes. "The rest of the province is not showing a statistical trend in the forecast."

The next report is due either April 9 or 10.