FPCN16 CWVR 191148 FORECASTS FOR THE CENTRAL INTERIOR OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. PDT THURSDAY 19 MARCH 2026 FOR TODAY AND FRIDAY. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 11:00 A.M. PDT. --------------------------------------------------------------------- MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS: PRINCE GEORGE: 580 METRES. BEGBIE SUMMIT: 1237 METRES. YELLOWHEAD PASS: 1140 METRES. PINE PASS: 915 METRES. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 100 MILE. TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH 14. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE. TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 GUSTING TO 40 BEFORE MORNING. LOW PLUS 4. FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING SOUTHWEST 30 GUSTING TO 60 LATE IN THE MORNING THEN INCREASING TO 50 GUSTING TO 80 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE. CHILCOTIN. TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H. HIGH 12. WIND CHILL MINUS 10 THIS MORNING. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW. TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS EARLY THIS EVENING. AMOUNT 10 CM OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 6. WIND CHILL MINUS 8 OVERNIGHT. FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS BEGINNING LATE IN THE MORNING. A FEW FLURRIES OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS IN THE MORNING. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H THEN WEST 40 GUSTING TO 60 LATE IN THE MORNING. HIGH 8. WIND CHILL MINUS 13 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. CARIBOO - NORTH INCLUDING QUESNEL. TODAY..CLOUDY. SHOWERS BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS NEAR THE CARIBOO MOUNTAINS. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING NORTH 20 THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW. TONIGHT..SHOWERS. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 1. FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. SHOWERS BEGINNING NEAR NOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND LIGHT EXCEPT SOUTHEAST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 NEAR THE CARIBOO MOUNTAINS LATE IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW. CARIBOO - SOUTH INCLUDING WILLIAMS LAKE. TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS NEAR THE CARIBOO MOUNTAINS. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 LATE THIS MORNING. HIGH 16. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW. TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS NEAR THE CARIBOO MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 3. FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. SHOWERS BEGINNING NEAR NOON. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS NEAR THE CARIBOO MOUNTAINS IN THE MORNING. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SOUTHEAST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 BECOMING NORTHWEST 30 GUSTING TO 50 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE. PRINCE GEORGE. TODAY..BECOMING CLOUDY THIS MORNING WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATER THIS MORNING. SHOWERS BEGINNING NEAR NOON. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THIS EVENING. WET FLURRIES BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 5 CM. LOW ZERO. FRIDAY..WET FLURRIES CHANGING TO RAIN SHOWERS AND WET FLURRIES IN THE MORNING AND ENDING IN THE AFTERNOON THEN CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PLUS 5. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. STUART - NECHAKO. TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES EARLY THIS MORNING. WIND BECOMING WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 LATE THIS MORNING. HIGH PLUS 5. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW. TONIGHT..CLOUDY. A FEW FLURRIES BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 1. WIND CHILL MINUS 3 OVERNIGHT. FRIDAY..A FEW FLURRIES ENDING NEAR NOON THEN CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES. AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND BECOMING WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 LATE IN THE MORNING. HIGH PLUS 4. WIND CHILL MINUS 3 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW. YELLOWHEAD. TODAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM EXCEPT 15 MM OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS MORNING THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. TONIGHT..SHOWERS. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 1. FRIDAY..RAIN SHOWERS AT TIMES HEAVY BECOMING MIXED WITH WET FLURRIES LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAINFALL AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING NORTHWEST 40 GUSTING TO 60 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PLUS 5. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. MCGREGOR. TODAY..SHOWERS. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH PLUS 3. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. TONIGHT..A FEW RAIN SHOWERS AND WET FLURRIES CHANGING TO PERIODS OF SNOW NEAR MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 1. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 3. FRIDAY..PERIODS OF SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PLUS 5. WILLISTON. TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 THIS MORNING. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING CLOUDY OVERNIGHT THEN PERIODS OF SNOW. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 3. WIND CHILL MINUS 5 OVERNIGHT. FRIDAY..PERIODS OF SNOW. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H LATE IN THE MORNING. HIGH PLUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 3 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. BULKLEY VALLEY. TODAY..BECOMING CLOUDY THIS MORNING. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 LATE THIS MORNING. HIGH PLUS 5. WIND CHILL MINUS 7 THIS MORNING. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW. TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 5. WIND CHILL MINUS 7 OVERNIGHT. FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PLUS 4. WIND CHILL MINUS 7 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW. LAKES DISTRICT. TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY THIS MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS MORNING. HIGH PLUS 5. WIND CHILL MINUS 11 THIS MORNING. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW. TONIGHT..CLOUDY. SNOW BEGINNING OVERNIGHT. AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 4. WIND CHILL MINUS 6 OVERNIGHT. FRIDAY..SNOW ENDING NEAR NOON THEN CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 5 CM. WIND BECOMING WEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PLUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 6 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW. END