weather
Alert- Area
- South Thompson; Cariboo - north including Quesnel; Cariboo - south including Williams Lake; 100 Mile; Prince George
- In effect
- from Thu Nov 5, 12:28 PM until Fri Nov 6, 4:28 AM
Full alert text
What:
Moderate to strong gusty winds.
When:
This evening till Friday evening.
Where:
- Cariboo
- Prince George
- 100 Mile House (Including Highway 97)
- South Thompson
Additional information:
A strong low pressure system will approach the B.C. coast this evening and will bring a prolonged period of southeast winds with gusts ranging from 60-70 km/h to the B.C. interior. These southeast winds will pick up this evening and will peak by Friday morning. Winds may ease slightly Friday afternoon before an incoming cold front will bring a strong push of southwest winds, with gusts potentially up to 90 km/h between Quesnel and Prince George. Winds for the South Thompson region will peak Friday afternoon, with the strongest winds expected near Cache Creek. A potentially stronger storm is set to follow on Saturday evening.
Local utility outages are possible. Parks and forests may sustain damage. Secure loose objects.
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Moderate to strong gusty winds.
When:
This evening till Friday evening.
Where:
- Cariboo
- Prince George
- 100 Mile House (Including Highway 97)
- South Thompson
Additional information:
A strong low pressure system will approach the B.C. coast this evening and will bring a prolonged period of southeast winds with gusts ranging from 60-70 km/h to the B.C. interior. These southeast winds will pick up this evening and will peak by Friday morning. Winds may ease slightly Friday afternoon before an incoming cold front will bring a strong push of southwest winds, with gusts potentially up to 90 km/h between Quesnel and Prince George. Winds for the South Thompson region will peak Friday afternoon, with the strongest winds expected near Cache Creek. A potentially stronger storm is set to follow on Saturday evening.
Local utility outages are possible. Parks and forests may sustain damage. Secure loose objects.
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Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or post reports on social media using #BCStorm.
Current weather
9:00 PM39°F
Wind chill 30
Cloudy
High 38° · Low 39° · 43%
- Wind
- SW 2 mph
- Wind gusts
- 17 mph
- Humidity
- 94%
- Air quality (AQHI)
- 2.2 · Low risk
- UV index
- 0 · Low
More details
- Dew point
- 38°F
- Pressure
- 30.15 inHg ↗ rising
- Visibility
- 6 mi
- Sunrise
- 7:57 AM
- Sunset
- 5:27 PM
- Daylight
- 9 h 30 min
Observed at Salmon Arm, 9:00 PM MST · Environment and Climate Change Canada