FPCN16 CWVR 162254 FORECASTS FOR THE CENTRAL INTERIOR OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. PDT MONDAY 16 MARCH 2026 FOR TONIGHT TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. PDT TUESDAY. --------------------------------------------------------------------- MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS: PRINCE GEORGE: 580 METRES. BEGBIE SUMMIT: 1237 METRES. YELLOWHEAD PASS: 1140 METRES. PINE PASS: 915 METRES. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 100 MILE. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTH 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 2. TUESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 INCREASING TO 40 GUSTING TO 60 IN THE MORNING. HIGH 13. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE. TUESDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 IN THE EVENING. LOW PLUS 3. CHILCOTIN. TONIGHT..A FEW RAIN SHOWERS ENDING LATE THIS EVENING THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THEN 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FREEZING RAIN OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 EXCEPT 70 GUSTING TO 90 OVER SOUTHWESTERN SECTIONS THIS EVENING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 LATE THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 3 EXCEPT PLUS 5 OVER SOUTHWESTERN SECTIONS. WIND CHILL MINUS 9 OVERNIGHT. TUESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 EXCEPT GUSTING TO 70 OVER SOUTHWESTERN SECTIONS LATE IN THE MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 13. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE. TUESDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING THEN 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FREEZING RAIN OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 EXCEPT GUSTING TO 70 OVER SOUTHWESTERN SECTIONS EARLY IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 5 EXCEPT PLUS 5 OVER SOUTHWESTERN SECTIONS. WIND CHILL MINUS 10 OVERNIGHT. CARIBOO - NORTH INCLUDING QUESNEL. TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. CLEARING THIS EVENING. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS NEAR THE CARIBOO MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTHEAST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 DIMINISHING TO 20 GUSTING TO 40 THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 1. TUESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 IN THE MORNING. HIGH 15. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE. TUESDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS NEAR THE CARIBOO MOUNTAINS. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 2. CARIBOO - SOUTH INCLUDING WILLIAMS LAKE. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS NEAR THE CARIBOO MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTHEAST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 DIMINISHING TO 20 GUSTING TO 40 THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 1. TUESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS NEAR THE CARIBOO MOUNTAINS. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 IN THE MORNING. HIGH 15. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE. TUESDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS NEAR THE CARIBOO MOUNTAINS. WIND SOUTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 DIMINISHING TO 20 GUSTING TO 40 IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 5. PRINCE GEORGE. TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS OVERNIGHT THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTH 50 KM/H GUSTING TO 70 BECOMING SOUTHWEST 30 GUSTING TO 50 THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 2. TUESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING CLOUDY NEAR NOON WITH SHOWERS. WIND SOUTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW. TUESDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 3. STUART - NECHAKO. TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING EARLY THIS EVENING THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTHWEST 50 KM/H GUSTING TO 70 DIMINISHING TO 30 GUSTING TO 50 AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 2. TUESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING CLOUDY NEAR NOON WITH SHOWERS. WIND SOUTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW. TUESDAY NIGHT..SHOWERS ENDING LATE IN THE EVENING THEN CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND WEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 OVERNIGHT. LOW PLUS 1. YELLOWHEAD. TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN. RAIN AT TIMES MIXED WITH WET SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING. RAINFALL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND SOUTHEAST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 DIMINISHING TO 20 GUSTING TO 40 OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 3. TUESDAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. TUESDAY NIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW PLUS 2. MCGREGOR. TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING THIS EVENING THEN CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR 6. TUESDAY..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGH 9. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. TUESDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 1. WILLISTON. TONIGHT..SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN CHANGING TO RAIN THIS EVENING AND ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. RAINFALL AMOUNT 10 MM. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 NEAR MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE RISING TO PLUS 4 BY MORNING. TUESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT NEAR NOON. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 5. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW. TUESDAY NIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 3. BULKLEY VALLEY. TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 2. TUESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING CLOUDY LATE IN THE MORNING THEN PERIODS OF RAIN. HIGH PLUS 5. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW. TUESDAY NIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN CHANGING TO LIGHT SNOW NEAR MIDNIGHT AND ENDING BEFORE MORNING THEN CLOUDY. LOW PLUS 1. LAKES DISTRICT. TONIGHT..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND SOUTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 70. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 3. TUESDAY..BECOMING CLOUDY IN THE MORNING WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. TUESDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 1. END