427  
FPCN18 CWVR 261145  
FORECASTS FOR NORTHEASTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT  
CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. MST THURSDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2026 FOR TODAY AND  
FRIDAY.  
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 11:00 A.M. MST.  
 
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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.  
TODAY..FLURRIES AT TIMES HEAVY. LOCAL AMOUNT 5 CM. BLOWING SNOW THIS  
MORNING. LOCAL BLOWING SNOW LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON.  
WIND NORTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 80 EXCEPT SOUTHWEST 60 GUSTING TO  
80 NEAR THE ROCKIES EARLY THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURE FALLING TO  
MINUS 20 THIS AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL MINUS 22 THIS MORNING AND  
MINUS 29 THIS AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
TONIGHT..FLURRIES ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN MAINLY CLOUDY. AMOUNT  
2 CM. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT.  
LOW MINUS 22. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 32. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 19. WIND CHILL MINUS 31 IN  
THE MORNING AND MINUS 23 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE. UV  
INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
 
B.C. SOUTH PEACE RIVER.  
TODAY..FLURRIES AT TIMES HEAVY. LOCAL AMOUNT 5 CM. LOCAL BLOWING SNOW  
THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SOUTHWEST 60 KM/H  
GUSTING TO 90 BECOMING NORTHWEST 40 GUSTING TO 70 THIS MORNING THEN  
DIMINISHING TO 20 GUSTING TO 40 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE  
FALLING TO MINUS 16 THIS AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL MINUS 25 THIS  
AFTERNOON.  
TONIGHT..FLURRIES. AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40  
BECOMING LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 19. WIND CHILL NEAR  
MINUS 26.  
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND UP TO  
15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 18. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 26. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
 
FORT NELSON.  
TODAY..FLURRIES AT TIMES HEAVY ENDING THIS MORNING THEN CLOUDY WITH  
60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. AMOUNT 5 CM. LOCAL BLOWING SNOW THIS  
MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO  
40 INCREASING TO 40 GUSTING TO 60 EARLY THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURE  
FALLING TO MINUS 23 THIS AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 36. RISK  
OF FROSTBITE.  
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES THIS EVENING.  
WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT BEFORE MORNING.  
LOW MINUS 27. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 37. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE  
MORNING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 20. WIND CHILL MINUS 32 IN  
THE MORNING AND MINUS 24 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE. UV  
INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
 
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