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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