848  
FPCN12 CWQB 170844  
FORECASTS FOR NORTHERN QUEBEC ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT  
5:00 A.M. EDT FRIDAY 17 APRIL 2026 FOR TODAY AND SATURDAY.  
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 11:30 A.M. EDT.  
 
JAMES BAY AND LA GRANDE RIVER.  
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING SUNNY THIS MORNING.  
INCREASING CLOUDINESS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING EAST  
20 KM/H THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH MINUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 19 THIS  
MORNING AND MINUS 8 THIS AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. SNOW BEGINNING NEAR MIDNIGHT. RISK OF  
FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND EAST 20 KM/H  
GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING SOUTHEAST 40 GUSTING TO 60 OVERNIGHT. LOW  
MINUS 6. WIND CHILL MINUS 13 THIS EVENING.  
SATURDAY..CLOUDY. RAIN BEGINNING IN THE MORNING. WIND SOUTHEAST  
30 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 BECOMING SOUTHWEST 30 GUSTING TO 60 LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.  
 
LG QUATRE - LAFORGE AND FONTANGES.  
TODAY..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY THIS MORNING.  
CLEARING THIS MORNING. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 1. WIND CHILL  
MINUS 15 THIS MORNING AND MINUS 7 THIS AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 4 OR  
MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS EARLY THIS EVENING. 60 PERCENT CHANCE  
OF FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. WIND BECOMING EAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS  
EVENING. LOW MINUS 8. WIND CHILL MINUS 15 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 10  
OVERNIGHT.  
SATURDAY..CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING. RAIN  
BEGINNING IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SOUTHEAST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 60.  
HIGH 8. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.  
 
SCHEFFERVILLE.  
TODAY..LIGHT SNOW ENDING THIS MORNING THEN CLEARING. WIND BECOMING  
NORTH 20 KM/H THIS MORNING. HIGH MINUS 5. WIND CHILL MINUS 19 THIS  
MORNING AND MINUS 12 THIS AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..CLEAR. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND UP TO 15  
KM/H. LOW MINUS 17. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 23.  
SATURDAY..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING. WIND  
BECOMING SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 IN THE MORNING. HIGH PLUS 1.  
WIND CHILL MINUS 23 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.  
 
FERMONT.  
TODAY..SNOW ENDING NEAR NOON THEN CLEARING. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H. HIGH  
MINUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 15 THIS MORNING AND MINUS 8 THIS  
AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..CLEAR. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND UP TO 15  
KM/H. LOW MINUS 16. WIND CHILL MINUS 9 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 20  
OVERNIGHT.  
SATURDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 IN  
THE MORNING. HIGH 6. WIND CHILL MINUS 15 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 5  
OR MODERATE.  
 
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