FPCN18 CWVR 282252
FORECASTS FOR NORTHEASTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT
CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MST SATURDAY 28 FEBRUARY 2026 FOR TONIGHT SUNDAY
AND SUNDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MST SUNDAY.

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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..A FEW CLOUDS. INCREASING CLOUDINESS NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND
 SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. TEMPERATURE RISING TO MINUS 11 BY
 MORNING. WIND CHILL MINUS 28 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 19 OVERNIGHT.
 RISK OF FROSTBITE.
SUNDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING CLOUDY LATE IN THE MORNING
 THEN PERIODS OF SNOW. AMOUNT 2 CM. OCCASIONAL DRIFTING SNOW. WIND
 SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING NORTH 40 IN THE MORNING
 THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 GUSTING TO 40 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
 TEMPERATURE FALLING TO MINUS 18 IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL NEAR
 MINUS 29. RISK OF FROSTBITE. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
SUNDAY NIGHT..PERIODS OF SNOW. AMOUNT 5 CM. OCCASIONAL DRIFTING SNOW.
 WIND NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING.
 TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 19. WIND CHILL MINUS 28 IN THE EVENING
 AND MINUS 22 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.

B.C. SOUTH PEACE RIVER.
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. INCREASING CLOUDINESS NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND
 SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 INCREASING TO 40 GUSTING TO 60
 OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURE RISING TO MINUS 2 BY MORNING. WIND CHILL
 MINUS 23 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 9 OVERNIGHT.
SUNDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON THEN
 PERIODS OF SNOW. AMOUNT 2 CM. OCCASIONAL DRIFTING SNOW. WIND
 SOUTHWEST 50 KM/H GUSTING TO 70 BECOMING NORTH 40 GUSTING TO 60 IN
 THE AFTERNOON. HIGH MINUS 1 WITH TEMPERATURE FALLING TO MINUS 14 IN
 THE AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL MINUS 10 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 23 IN
 THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
SUNDAY NIGHT..PERIODS OF SNOW. AMOUNT 5 CM. OCCASIONAL DRIFTING SNOW.
 WIND NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT.
 TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 16. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 24.

FORT NELSON.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY THIS
 EVENING. SNOW BEGINNING THIS EVENING. AMOUNT 5 CM. WIND BECOMING
 NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 23. WIND
 CHILL MINUS 21 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 34 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF
 FROSTBITE.
SUNDAY..SNOW ENDING NEAR NOON THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. PERIODS OF
 SNOW OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS IN THE AFTERNOON. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM
 EXCEPT LOCALLY 10 CM OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H
 GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH MINUS 19. WIND
 CHILL MINUS 34 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 23 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF
 FROSTBITE.
SUNDAY NIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. PERIODS OF SNOW OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS IN
 THE EVENING. LOCAL AMOUNT 2 CM OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS. WIND UP TO 15
 KM/H. LOW MINUS 30. WIND CHILL MINUS 24 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 36
 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.

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