A blustry weekend is on tap for Prince George.
Environment Canada has issued a Special Weather Statement for several areas of the province including Prince George, which is expected to begin tomorrow (Saturday).
Other communities impacted by the weather bulletin include:
– Fraser Valley East including Hope
– Coquihalla Highway – Hope to Kamloops
– Highway 97C – Okanagan Connector –
– Highway 3 – Hope to Princeton via Allison Pass
– Manning – Skagit Valley
– Similkameen
– Nicola
– 100 Mile
– Chilcotin
– Cariboo
– Prince George
– Stuart – Nechako
– Lakes District
The following conditions are expected for those regions.
- Sudden gusty winds of 60 to 80 km/h. –
- Snow levels lowering to 1500 metres over southern B.C. –
- Snow levels lowering to 1200 metres over central B.C. –
- Risk of thunderstorms over Cariboo and Columbia regions.
A sharp cold front moving across the B.C. Interior on Saturday will primarily generate strong gusty winds of 60 to 80 km/h.
Ahead of this cold front, strong southwest winds gusting to 80 km/h will develop lee of the Coast Mountains in the Chilcotin this morning.
Snow levels will fall with the passage of this cold front on Saturday and may produce some snow over high elevation highway passes.
Impacts from the system include:
– Possible localized utility outages
– Possible fallen branches
– High profile vehicles should take caution in high winds
– Possible slippery conditions over high elevation passes with wet snow
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