FPCN16 CWVR 171811 FORECASTS FOR THE CENTRAL INTERIOR OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. PDT TUESDAY 17 MARCH 2026 FOR TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 4:00 P.M. PDT. --------------------------------------------------------------------- MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS: PRINCE GEORGE: 580 METRES. BEGBIE SUMMIT: 1237 METRES. YELLOWHEAD PASS: 1140 METRES. PINE PASS: 915 METRES. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 100 MILE. TODAY..MAINLY SUNNY. WIND SOUTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60. HIGH 13. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE. TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 3. WEDNESDAY..CLEARING IN THE MORNING. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING SOUTHWEST 30 GUSTING TO 50 IN THE MORNING. HIGH 13. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE. CHILCOTIN. TODAY..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. HIGH 13. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE. TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THIS 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 THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 5 EXCEPT PLUS 5 OVER SOUTHWESTERN SECTIONS. WIND CHILL MINUS 10 OVERNIGHT. WEDNESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY IN THE MORNING. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF FREEZING RAIN OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 EXCEPT GUSTING TO 70 OVER SOUTHWESTERN SECTIONS LATE IN THE MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 11. WIND CHILL MINUS 12 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE. CARIBOO - NORTH INCLUDING QUESNEL. TODAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING SOUTHWEST 40 GUSTING TO 60 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 15. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE. TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS NEAR THE CARIBOO MOUNTAINS. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 DIMINISHING TO 20 GUSTING TO 40 THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 2. WEDNESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 IN THE MORNING. HIGH 14. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE. CARIBOO - SOUTH INCLUDING WILLIAMS LAKE. TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS NEAR THE CARIBOO MOUNTAINS. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING SOUTHWEST 40 GUSTING TO 60 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 15. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE. TONIGHT..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 THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 5. WEDNESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING AND LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 IN THE MORNING. HIGH 14. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE. PRINCE GEORGE. TODAY..BECOMING CLOUDY NEAR NOON WITH SHOWERS. WIND SOUTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW. TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 3. WEDNESDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. INCREASING CLOUDINESS NEAR NOON. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H INCREASING TO 40 GUSTING TO 60 IN THE MORNING. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW. STUART - NECHAKO. TODAY..BECOMING CLOUDY NEAR NOON WITH SHOWERS. WIND SOUTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW. TONIGHT..SHOWERS ENDING LATE THIS EVENING THEN CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND WEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 OVERNIGHT. LOW PLUS 1. WEDNESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF FREEZING RAIN OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 INCREASING TO 40 GUSTING TO 60 IN THE MORNING. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW. YELLOWHEAD. TODAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 2. WEDNESDAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE MORNING. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. MCGREGOR. TODAY..SHOWERS. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 9. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. TONIGHT..RAIN SHOWERS. RISK OF FREEZING RAIN BEFORE MORNING. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 1. WEDNESDAY..PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. RISK OF FREEZING RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE MORNING. HIGH 9. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW. WILLISTON. TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW. TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW ZERO. WEDNESDAY..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES IN THE MORNING AND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. A FEW RAIN SHOWERS BEGINNING IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 LATE IN THE MORNING. HIGH PLUS 5. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. BULKLEY VALLEY. TODAY..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING THIS AFTERNOON THEN MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H. HIGH PLUS 4. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 1. WEDNESDAY..A FEW FLURRIES CHANGING TO A FEW RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PLUS 3. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. LAKES DISTRICT. TODAY..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW. TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF RAIN OR WET SNOW BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING. RISK OF FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT LATE THIS EVENING. LOW ZERO. WEDNESDAY..PERIODS OF RAIN OR WET SNOW ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. RISK OF FREEZING RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE MORNING. HIGH PLUS 5. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW. END