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Old Man Winter returning to PG just in time for February freeze

The balmy January that graced Prince George will come to an abrupt end.

A cold snap is expected to roll in bringing overnight lows down to a frigid -28 on Saturday and Sunday.

Environment Canada Meteorologist, Bobby Sekohn told MyPGNow.com residents will need to be bundled up.

“We are in for a change. We are going to start to see a cool down this week, especially into this weekend that’s where temperatures are expected to drop and may be approaching -30 by this weekend.”

As for how long the cold snap will last, Sekohn added it’s too soon to tell.

“The end time of this cold snap is a little bit hard to predict. It seems like we might be in the cold for some time – there will be some fluctuations it could mean that Monday and Tuesday temperatures come up slightly but then drop back down.”

“Given those fluctuations, we should be in this cold snap from Saturday right through to next Friday at least.”

Sekohn added the northern capital was 10 degrees warmer than normal for this time of year with daytime highs reaching up to plus six degrees.

The typical daytime temperature for this time of year is around minus five.

Sekohn with a week left in the month, it’s too early to say if this January is one of the warmest on record.

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Brendan Pawliw
Brendan Pawliw
Since moving to Prince George in 2015, Brendan has covered local sports including the WHL’s Prince George Cougars, Prince George Spruce Kings, UNBC Timberwolves, Cariboo Cougars AAA, and Northern Capitals U18 female hockey teams. Career highlights include play-by-play during the Spruce Kings' BCHL championship runs in 2018 and 2019, including the Doyle Cup win. He also covered the 2019 National Junior A Championship, the 2017 Telus Cup, the 2022 World Women’s Curling Championship, and the 2022 BC Summer Games. Brendan is the news voice on 94.3 The Goat and Country 97 FM, reporting on crime, real estate, labour, and environmental issues. Outside of work, he officiates box lacrosse and fastball, sits on the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame board, and co-hosts the Hockey North podcast.

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