FPCN18 CWVR 162245
FORECASTS FOR NORTHEASTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT
CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MST MONDAY 16 MARCH 2026 FOR TONIGHT TUESDAY AND
TUESDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MST TUESDAY.

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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..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES
 CHANGING TO 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES NEAR MIDNIGHT. RISK OF
 FREEZING RAIN THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTHEAST
 30 KM/H BECOMING SOUTHWEST 30 GUSTING TO 50 EXCEPT GUSTING TO 70
 NEAR THE ROCKIES THIS EVENING. WIND BECOMING NORTH 30 GUSTING TO 50
 NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 14. WIND CHILL MINUS 21 OVERNIGHT.
TUESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING
 AND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 4 EXCEPT
 PLUS 3 NEAR THE ROCKIES. WIND CHILL MINUS 23 IN THE MORNING AND
 MINUS 7 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TUESDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE IN THE
 EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FREEZING RAIN BEFORE MORNING. WIND UP
 TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 9. WIND CHILL MINUS 7 IN THE EVENING AND
 MINUS 15 OVERNIGHT.

B.C. SOUTH PEACE RIVER.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING AND
 AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 EXCEPT GUSTING
 TO 80 NEAR THE ROCKIES. LOW PLUS 1.
TUESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON
 WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. 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 8 IN THE MORNING THEN RISING. WIND CHILL MINUS 15
 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 4 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TUESDAY NIGHT..A FEW WET FLURRIES ENDING BEFORE MORNING THEN CLOUDY
 WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. RISK OF FREEZING RAIN BEFORE
 MORNING. A FEW SHOWERS OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H.
 TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 6 EXCEPT NEAR PLUS 2 NEAR TUMBLER
 RIDGE. WIND CHILL MINUS 4 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 10 OVERNIGHT.

FORT NELSON.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF SNOW. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. LOCAL DRIFTING SNOW. WIND
 NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. LOW MINUS 18. WIND CHILL MINUS 21
 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 28 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
TUESDAY..A FEW FLURRIES ENDING NEAR NOON THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD
 WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. AMOUNT 2 CM. OCCASIONAL LOCAL
 DRIFTING SNOW. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT
 NEAR NOON. HIGH MINUS 10. WIND CHILL MINUS 28 IN THE MORNING AND
 MINUS 17 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TUESDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE
 EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 21. WIND
 CHILL MINUS 16 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 25 OVERNIGHT.

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