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Wintertime in Northern BC to be seasonal: Environment Canada

A normal winter is expected for much of Northern BC including Prince George.

The snowfall totals should be the same as last year according to Environment Canada Meteorologist Jennifer Hay.

“For those areas in Prince George and Smithers over to Vanderhoof it’s usually about 50 centimetres you receive in December and January and about half of that – 25 centimetres in February, this is probably what we could be expecting for this year coming up.”

“For December, January and February, it doesn’t look like we will have either a strong El Nino or La Nina so we’re looking at normal conditions.”

Daytime temperatures are expected to be in the minus two and minus seven-degree range in the next week.

Hay adds it’s right in line with the region normal experiences during the chillier season.

“Typically your temperatures run between minus four to -12 at night, last year, it was normal but we got a bit of a late start to the winter with 25 centimetres falling in December and you get 50 in February. It was still a normal winter but it might have felt a little tougher because you got the harshest conditions in February.”

Overnight lows are predicted to be in the double digits.

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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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