WWCN13 CWVR 121137

YELLOW WARNING - COLD

FOR INTERIOR AND NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 3:37 A.M. PST FRIDAY 12 DECEMBER 2025.

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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - COLD - FOR:

=NEW= B.C. SOUTH PEACE RIVER

      B.C. NORTH PEACE RIVER.



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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH



==DISCUSSION==



A PERIOD OF VERY COLD WIND CHILLS IS EXPECTED.



WHAT: WIND CHILL VALUES REACHING MINUS 40. 



WHEN: TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. 



WHERE: B.C. PEACE RIVER. 



REMARKS: AN ARCTIC HIGH WILL BRING MAINLY CLEAR SKIES AND VERY COLD 

CONDITIONS. LIGHT WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT 

IN WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR MINUS 40 DURING THE OVERNIGHT TO EARLY 

MORNING PERIOD.



EXTREME COLD PUTS EVERYONE AT RISK. 



WATCH FOR COLD RELATED SYMPTOMS: SHORTNESS OF BREATH, CHEST PAIN, 

MUSCLE PAIN AND WEAKNESS, NUMBNESS AND COLOUR CHANGE IN FINGERS AND 

TOES. 



COVER UP. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP WITHIN MINUTES ON EXPOSED SKIN, 

ESPECIALLY WITH WIND CHILL. 



PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY 

ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO 

BCSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)BCSTORM. 



FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ALERTING PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT: 

HTTPS://WWW.CANADA.CA/EN/SERVICES/ENVIRONMENT/WEATHER/SEVEREWEATHER/WEATHER-ALERTS/COLOUR-CODED-ALERTS.



HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA



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