It looks like Prince George escaped a bigger dump of snow from Mother Nature last night.
The northern capital was under a snowfall warning for much of the day but accumulation totals fell well short of expectations.
“The Prince George area saw about four centimetres recorded last night so not a huge snow amount there and we’re looking at the main snow already moving through,” says Alyssa Charbonneau, Environment Canada Meteorologist.
The weekend will see below seasonal temperatures hovering around the freezing mark with more wet rain and flurries expected Saturday and Sunday.
“There are going to be some flurries going over to rain showers potentially for tomorrow, the temperatures will be just keeping above freezing as we’re looking at a high of plus two in Prince George and near Smithers a high of plus four with rain showers and flurries possible but not quite what we had been seeing.”
March 23 Rd Update-compact with slippery sctns can be expected in all 4 directions out of #CityofPG. Pls give urself extra time for ur Friday morning commute and PLS drive to the conditions. Check @DriveBC_NC for road conditions and #KnowBeforeYouGo. Get to where u r going safely pic.twitter.com/nFoTScXwE1
— YRB Fort George Ltd (@YRBFortGeorge) March 23, 2018
The heaviest amounts of snow from Thursday were recorded in the Bulkley Valley and Lakes District with twelve centimetres.
Despite the spring-like conditions the past couple weeks, Charbonneau states we’re still very much in the shoulder season.
“Normal temperatures for this time of year, the highs are around seven with the lows around minus four and even with normal conditions you can expect basically rain and snow with that possible profile.”
A snowfall warning is still on for Highway 97 at the Pine Pass, it’s expected to ease off later today.
There have been reports of a few accidents in the Prince George area this morning including this one.
REMINDER – #BCHwy97 is closed in both direction at Damms Rd due to vehicle incident. Assessment in progress, next update at 10am. Full details: https://t.co/Sgs0wZf3Od #CityofPG
— Drive BC (@DriveBC) March 23, 2018
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