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FPCN18 CWVR 171749
FORECASTS FOR NORTHEASTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT
CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MST TUESDAY 17 MARCH 2026 FOR TODAY AND
WEDNESDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 4:00 P.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 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH MINUS 6 EXCEPT PLUS 3 NEAR
THE ROCKIES. WIND CHILL MINUS 23 THIS MORNING AND MINUS 10 THIS
AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 9. WIND CHILL NEAR
MINUS 14.
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..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND NORTHWEST
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 EXCEPT SOUTHWEST 40 GUSTING TO 60 NEAR THE
ROCKIES. HIGH MINUS 2 EXCEPT PLUS 3 NEAR THE ROCKIES. WIND CHILL
MINUS 17 THIS MORNING AND MINUS 8 THIS AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY THIS EVENING AND
BEFORE MORNING. 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..A FEW FLURRIES ENDING THIS AFTERNOON THEN A MIX OF SUN AND
CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND UP TO 15
KM/H. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 14. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 22. UV
INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 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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