068  
FPCN18 CWVR 180015 AAA  
UPDATED FORECASTS FOR NORTHEASTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY  
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:14 P.M. MST TUESDAY 17 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..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING  
LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 15. WIND CHILL MINUS 16 THIS  
EVENING AND MINUS 21 OVERNIGHT.  
WEDNESDAY..CLOUDY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 3. WIND CHILL  
MINUS 21 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 9 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR  
LOW.  
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING. 30  
PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS IN THE EVENING AND  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 LATE  
IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 7. WIND CHILL MINUS 5 IN THE EVENING AND  
MINUS 14 OVERNIGHT.  
 
B.C. SOUTH PEACE RIVER.  
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY THIS EVENING.  
WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H EXCEPT WEST 30 GUSTING TO 50 OVER SOUTHERN  
SECTIONS THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND BECOMING LIGHT  
OVERNIGHT. LOW MINUS 11 EXCEPT PLUS 3 NEAR TUMBLER RIDGE. WIND CHILL  
NEAR MINUS 18.  
WEDNESDAY..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH MINUS 2  
EXCEPT PLUS 5 NEAR THE ROCKIES. WIND CHILL MINUS 18 IN THE MORNING  
AND MINUS 8 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.  
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND  
SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H. TEMPERATURE RISING TO ZERO BY MORNING. WIND CHILL  
MINUS 8 IN THE EVENING.  
 
FORT NELSON.  
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES THIS EVENING  
AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 21. WIND CHILL  
MINUS 17 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 25 OVERNIGHT.  
WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 7. WIND  
CHILL MINUS 25 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 10 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV  
INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 17.  
WIND CHILL MINUS 10 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 21 OVERNIGHT.  
 
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