FPCN18 CWVR 051145 FORECASTS FOR NORTHEASTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. MST THURSDAY 5 MARCH 2026 FOR TODAY AND FRIDAY. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 11:00 A.M. MST. --------------------------------------------------------------------- MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS: FORT NELSON: 420 METRES. FORT ST. JOHN: 700 METRES. PINE PASS: 915 METRES. STEAMBOAT HILL: 1080 METRES. --------------------------------------------------------------------- B.C. NORTH PEACE RIVER. TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 LATE THIS MORNING. HIGH MINUS 1. WIND CHILL MINUS 21 THIS MORNING AND MINUS 8 THIS AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. LOW MINUS 7. WIND CHILL MINUS 7 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 13 OVERNIGHT. FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH SHOWERS. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PLUS 3. WIND CHILL MINUS 12 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. B.C. SOUTH PEACE RIVER. TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH PLUS 3. WIND CHILL MINUS 23 THIS MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 4. FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH SHOWERS. WIND WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING SOUTHWEST 40 GUSTING TO 60 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR 6. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW. FORT NELSON. TODAY..A FEW FLURRIES ENDING THIS MORNING THEN CLOUDY. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH MINUS 8. WIND CHILL MINUS 31 THIS MORNING AND MINUS 14 THIS AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 17. WIND CHILL MINUS 16 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 27 OVERNIGHT. FRIDAY..CLOUDY. SNOW BEGINNING IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING EAST 20 LATE IN THE MORNING. HIGH MINUS 8. WIND CHILL MINUS 27 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 15 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. END