FPCN16 CWVR 052345 FORECASTS FOR THE CENTRAL INTERIOR OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. PST THURSDAY 5 MARCH 2026 FOR TONIGHT FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. PST FRIDAY. --------------------------------------------------------------------- MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS: PRINCE GEORGE: 580 METRES. BEGBIE SUMMIT: 1237 METRES. YELLOWHEAD PASS: 1140 METRES. PINE PASS: 915 METRES. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 100 MILE. TONIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. A FEW WET FLURRIES BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING AND ENDING BEFORE MORNING. RISK OF FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 7 OVERNIGHT. FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. RAIN BEGINNING IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 7. WIND CHILL MINUS 8 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW. FRIDAY NIGHT..RAIN ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN CLOUDY. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. LOW PLUS 3. CHILCOTIN. TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. LOW MINUS 4 EXCEPT ZERO OVER SOUTHWESTERN SECTIONS. WIND CHILL MINUS 10 OVERNIGHT. FRIDAY..CLOUDY. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING IN THE MORNING. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 10. WIND CHILL MINUS 10 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. FRIDAY NIGHT..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 EXCEPT 60 GUSTING TO 80 OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS IN THE EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 3. CARIBOO - NORTH INCLUDING QUESNEL. TONIGHT..CLOUDY. PERIODS OF RAIN BEGINNING EARLY THIS EVENING AND ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT LATE THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 4. FRIDAY..CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. PERIODS OF RAIN BEGINNING NEAR NOON. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR 6. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. FRIDAY NIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING IN THE EVENING THEN CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR 6. CARIBOO - SOUTH INCLUDING WILLIAMS LAKE. TONIGHT..CLOUDY. PERIODS OF RAIN BEGINNING EARLY THIS EVENING AND ENDING BEFORE MORNING THEN 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 1. FRIDAY..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING AND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF RAIN BEGINNING IN THE AFTERNOON. AMOUNT 10 MM. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW. FRIDAY NIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 5. PRINCE GEORGE. TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 3. FRIDAY..CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. RAIN BEGINNING NEAR NOON. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. FRIDAY NIGHT..RAIN ENDING LATE IN THE EVENING THEN CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR 9. STUART - NECHAKO. TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 3. FRIDAY..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. RAIN BEGINNING NEAR NOON. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW. FRIDAY NIGHT..RAIN ENDING EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS BEFORE MORNING. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR 6. YELLOWHEAD. TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H LATE THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 2. FRIDAY..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. PERIODS OF RAIN BEGINNING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW. FRIDAY NIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR 6. MCGREGOR. TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 2. FRIDAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. HIGH PLUS 5. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. FRIDAY NIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN CLOUDY. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 4. WILLISTON. TONIGHT..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING LATE THIS EVENING THEN CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 2. FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. RAIN BEGINNING IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 4. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. FRIDAY NIGHT..RAIN ENDING LATE IN THE EVENING THEN CLOUDY. WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 5. BULKLEY VALLEY. TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 2. FRIDAY..BECOMING CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN RAIN CHANGING TO 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. FRIDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. LOW PLUS 4. LAKES DISTRICT. TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. LOW MINUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 8 OVERNIGHT. FRIDAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. RAIN BEGINNING IN THE MORNING AND ENDING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 INCREASING TO 40 GUSTING TO 70 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 8. WIND CHILL MINUS 7 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. FRIDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 70. LOW PLUS 1. END