FPCN18 CWVR 161745
FORECASTS FOR NORTHEASTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT
CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MST MONDAY 16 MARCH 2026 FOR TODAY AND TUESDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 4:00 P.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..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING
 SOUTHWEST 30 GUSTING TO 50 EXCEPT GUSTING TO 70 NEAR THE ROCKIES.
 HIGH PLUS 4. WIND CHILL MINUS 12 THIS MORNING. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. WIND
 SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 EXCEPT GUSTING TO 70 NEAR THE
 ROCKIES THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND BECOMING NORTH 30
 GUSTING TO 50 AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 14. WIND CHILL MINUS 20
 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 6 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.

B.C. SOUTH PEACE RIVER.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTHWEST 50 KM/H GUSTING TO 70. HIGH 8.
 UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTHWEST 50 KM/H GUSTING TO 70. LOW
 PLUS 3.
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 10 IN THE MORNING THEN RISING. WIND CHILL MINUS 18
 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 4 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.

FORT NELSON.
TODAY..SNOW. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM EXCEPT 15 CM OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS.
 WIND EAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT NEAR NOON. WIND
 BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH
 MINUS 7. WIND CHILL MINUS 15 THIS MORNING AND MINUS 22 THIS
 AFTERNOON.
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 22
 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.

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