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FPCN18 CWVR 242245
FORECASTS FOR NORTHEASTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT
CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MST TUESDAY 24 MARCH 2026 FOR TONIGHT WEDNESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MST
WEDNESDAY.
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MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS:
FORT NELSON: 420 METRES.
FORT ST. JOHN: 700 METRES.
PINE PASS: 915 METRES.
STEAMBOAT HILL: 1080 METRES.
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B.C. NORTH PEACE RIVER.
TONIGHT..SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY AND LOCAL BLOWING SNOW. AMOUNT 10 CM.
WIND NORTHEAST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR
MINUS 18. WIND CHILL MINUS 24 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 30 OVERNIGHT.
RISK OF FROSTBITE.
WEDNESDAY..PERIODS OF SNOW ENDING IN THE AFTERNOON THEN CLOUDY WITH
60 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. LOCAL AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND NORTH
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 16. WIND CHILL
NEAR MINUS 28. RISK OF FROSTBITE. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW EARLY IN
THE EVENING. CLEARING LATE IN THE EVENING. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING
BEFORE MORNING. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING.
LOW MINUS 23. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 27.
B.C. SOUTH PEACE RIVER.
TONIGHT..SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY AND LOCAL BLOWING SNOW. AMOUNT 10 CM
EXCEPT 15 CM NEAR THE ROCKIES. WIND NORTHEAST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 60.
TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 16. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 27.
WEDNESDAY..PERIODS OF SNOW ENDING IN THE AFTERNOON THEN CLOUDY WITH
60 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. LOCAL AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND
NORTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 14.
WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 25. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW EARLY IN
THE EVENING. CLEARING LATE IN THE EVENING. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING
BEFORE MORNING. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING.
LOW MINUS 23. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 28. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
FORT NELSON.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING.
SNOW BEGINNING THIS EVENING. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM EXCEPT 5 CM OVER
SOUTHERN SECTIONS. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. LOW MINUS 21.
WIND CHILL MINUS 22 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 31 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF
FROSTBITE.
WEDNESDAY..PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW. AMOUNT 2 CM OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS.
WIND NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH MINUS 15. WIND CHILL MINUS 32
IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 22 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE. UV
INDEX 1 OR LOW.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN
THE EVENING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 24. WIND CHILL MINUS 20
IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 29 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
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