FPCN18 CWVR 261145
FORECASTS FOR NORTHEASTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT
CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. MST THURSDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2026 FOR TODAY AND
FRIDAY.
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..FLURRIES AT TIMES HEAVY. LOCAL AMOUNT 5 CM. BLOWING SNOW THIS
 MORNING. LOCAL BLOWING SNOW LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON.
 WIND NORTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 80 EXCEPT SOUTHWEST 60 GUSTING TO
 80 NEAR THE ROCKIES EARLY THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURE FALLING TO
 MINUS 20 THIS AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL MINUS 22 THIS MORNING AND
 MINUS 29 THIS AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
TONIGHT..FLURRIES ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN MAINLY CLOUDY. AMOUNT
 2 CM. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT.
 LOW MINUS 22. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 32. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE
 AFTERNOON. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 19. WIND CHILL MINUS 31 IN
 THE MORNING AND MINUS 23 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE. UV
 INDEX 1 OR LOW.

B.C. SOUTH PEACE RIVER.
TODAY..FLURRIES AT TIMES HEAVY. LOCAL AMOUNT 5 CM. LOCAL BLOWING SNOW
 THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SOUTHWEST 60 KM/H
 GUSTING TO 90 BECOMING NORTHWEST 40 GUSTING TO 70 THIS MORNING THEN
 DIMINISHING TO 20 GUSTING TO 40 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE
 FALLING TO MINUS 16 THIS AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL MINUS 25 THIS
 AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT..FLURRIES. AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
 BECOMING LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 19. WIND CHILL NEAR
 MINUS 26.
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND UP TO
 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 18. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 26. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.

FORT NELSON.
TODAY..FLURRIES AT TIMES HEAVY ENDING THIS MORNING THEN CLOUDY WITH
 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. AMOUNT 5 CM. LOCAL BLOWING SNOW THIS
 MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO
 40 INCREASING TO 40 GUSTING TO 60 EARLY THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURE
 FALLING TO MINUS 23 THIS AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 36. RISK
 OF FROSTBITE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES THIS EVENING.
 WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT BEFORE MORNING.
 LOW MINUS 27. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 37. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE
 MORNING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 20. WIND CHILL MINUS 32 IN
 THE MORNING AND MINUS 24 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE. UV
 INDEX 1 OR LOW.

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