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FPCN18 CWVR 171146
FORECASTS FOR NORTHEASTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT
CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. MST TUESDAY 17 MARCH 2026 FOR TODAY AND
WEDNESDAY.
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..A FEW FLURRIES ENDING LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN MAINLY CLOUDY.
WIND NORTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH MINUS 4 EXCEPT PLUS 3 NEAR
THE ROCKIES. WIND CHILL MINUS 23 THIS MORNING AND MINUS 8 THIS
AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 9. WIND CHILL MINUS 8
THIS EVENING AND MINUS 14 OVERNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES AND RISK OF
FREEZING RAIN. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH PLUS 1. WIND CHILL MINUS 13
IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
B.C. SOUTH PEACE RIVER.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. A FEW SHOWERS NEAR THE ROCKIES.
BECOMING CLOUDY NEAR NOON. WIND SOUTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60
BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 EXCEPT SOUTHWEST 40 GUSTING TO
60 NEAR THE ROCKIES. TEMPERATURE FALLING TO MINUS 5 THIS MORNING
THEN RISING. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 12. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES BEFORE MORNING. A FEW
SHOWERS NEAR THE ROCKIES EARLY THIS EVENING. RISK OF FREEZING RAIN
BEFORE MORNING. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 EXCEPT
SOUTHWEST 40 GUSTING TO 60 NEAR THE ROCKIES EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND
BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 6 EXCEPT TEMPERATURE STEADY
NEAR ZERO NEAR TUMBLER RIDGE. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 9.
WEDNESDAY..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EXCEPT A FEW
SHOWERS NEAR THE ROCKIES. RISK OF FREEZING RAIN IN THE MORNING. WIND
UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 1 EXCEPT PLUS 5 NEAR THE ROCKIES. WIND
CHILL MINUS 8 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 3 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV
INDEX 2 OR LOW.
FORT NELSON.
TODAY..FLURRIES. AMOUNT 2 CM. OCCASIONAL LOCAL DRIFTING SNOW. WIND
NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT NEAR NOON.
TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 14. WIND CHILL MINUS 27 THIS MORNING
AND MINUS 20 THIS AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES THIS EVENING
AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 19. WIND CHILL
MINUS 17 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 23 OVERNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 6. WIND
CHILL MINUS 23 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 9 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV
INDEX 1 OR LOW.
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