Prince George weather
Conditions in Prince George right now and the forecast from Environment Canada, with radar and the past 24 hours below.
Current conditions
12° Celsius
Partly cloudy
Prince George Airport, 12.2° observed Oct 16, 3:00 a.m.
Tonight: low 5°, mainly cloudy
- Wind
- S 32 km/h
- Gusts
- 48 km/h
- observed
- Humidity
- 45%
- Dew point
- 0.7°
- Visibility
- 16 km
- Pressure
- 102 kPa
- falling −0.2 in 3 h
- Sunrise
- 7:41 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:10 p.m.
Observed by Environment and Climate Change Canada at Prince George Airport; visibility and present weather from the airport METAR (NOAA Aviation Weather Center), updated Oct 16, 3:43 a.m. weather.gc.ca
What these numbers tell you
Environment Canada’s observation and forecast come first; the model detail lower down fills in between and is less reliable beyond a few days. Each figure says where it comes from.
Terms explained
- Wind chill
- How cold it feels on exposed skin; shown only at 0 °C or colder with some wind.
- Humidex
- How hot and humid it feels; shown only at 20 °C or warmer when it reaches 25.
- POP
- Probability of precipitation: the chance of measurable rain or snow, as a percentage.
- Inversion
- Cold air trapped in the valley under warmer air, which holds smoke and exhaust near the ground.
Special weather
Issued Oct 15, 4:35 p.m., in effect until Oct 17, 8:00 p.m.
Fall Storm Bringing Mixed Weather Conditions this Saturday. What: - 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. When: Saturday.
Today at a glance
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada (observations, forecast, normals and records), Prince George Airport, updated . Report a data problem
Next 24 hours
Show 48-hour model detail (temperature, precipitation, wind, UV)
Hour-by-hour numbers from the Open-Meteo model blend. They add detail between Environment Canada’s forecast hours and can differ from it; where they disagree, go with Environment Canada.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada hourly forecast; model detail from Open-Meteo, updated . Report a data problem
7-day forecast
Tonight Mainly cloudy 5°
Tonight. Mainly cloudy. Wind south 20 km/h. Low plus 5.
Friday Chance of showers 40% 15° / 6°
Friday. A mix of sun and cloud. Becoming cloudy late in the afternoon with 40 percent chance of showers. Wind south 30 km/h gusting to 50. High 15. UV index 2 or low.
Friday night. Cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers in the evening. Showers beginning near midnight. Risk of a thunderstorm before morning. Wind south 20 km/h becoming light near midnight. Wind becoming west 40 gusting to 60 before morning. Low 6.
Saturday Showers 10° / 2°
Saturday. Showers. High 10.
Saturday night. Cloudy periods. Low plus 2.
Sunday A mix of sun and cloud 9° / 0°
Sunday. A mix of sun and cloud. High 9.
Sunday night. Cloudy. Low zero.
Monday Cloudy 30% 8° / 0°
Monday. Cloudy. High 8.
Monday night. Cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Low zero.
Tuesday Cloudy 9° / 2°
Tuesday. Cloudy. High 9.
Tuesday night. Cloudy. Low plus 2.
Wednesday Chance of showers 30% 9°
Wednesday. Cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. High 9.
Tap a day for Environment Canada's full text. Percent: chance of precipitation. Issued Oct 15, 6:04 p.m.
Further out: model outlook, lower confidence
Beyond Environment Canada's forecast, from the Open-Meteo model blend. Use it for trends, not plans.
- Friday 23Light drizzle 12%6° / 0°
- Saturday 24Light snow 14%3° / −1°
- Sunday 25Overcast 25%3° / −2°
- Monday 26Overcast 25%3° / −2°
- Tuesday 27Overcast 35%4° / −1°
- Wednesday 28Overcast 23%3° / −1°
- Thursday 29Overcast 25%3° / −1°
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada, updated . Report a data problem
Radar and lightning
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Radar shows where rain or snow is falling now, in 6-minute steps over the last 3 hours. Lightning marks strike density in each 10-minute window. Radar can miss light snow and drizzle near the ground.
Radar and lightning: Environment and Climate Change Canada (MSC GeoMet). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Open the ECCC radar map
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada, MSC GeoMet. Report a data problem
Past 24 hours
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada SWOB observations (station 1096453); visibility from the METAR (NOAA Aviation Weather Center); yesterday from the ECCC city page, updated . Report a data problem
Inversion watch
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada SWOB observations, stations 1096453 and 1096454, updated . Report a data problem
Air and sky
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada (AQHI, sunrise and sunset); Open-Meteo (day length, UV), updated . Report a data problem
First frost watch
Today in weather history
Climate dashboard: Today in weather historySource: Environment and Climate Change Canada: daily climate records (LTCE) and Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020, Prince George Airport, updated . Report a data problem
14-day outlook against normal
Source: Open-Meteo forecast (model); monthly normals from ECCC Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020, Prince George Airport, updated . Report a data problem
Sources
- Environment and Climate Change Canada, city page weather (bc-79)
- ECCC weather alerts via the GeoMet OGC API
- ECCC surface weather observations (SWOB realtime)
- NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR
- ECCC MSC GeoMet radar and lightning
- ECCC daily climate records (LTCE)
- ECCC Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020, Prince George Airport (1096439)
- Open-Meteo forecast API
How these figures are gathered
Live figures are fetched from these providers and cached briefly on our server. Provisional real-time data can be revised by the source. When a source is down we say so rather than guess.
- Environment and Climate Change Canada, city page weather (bc-79)
- Official observation at Prince George Airport, 7-day and 24-hour hourly forecast, normal high and low, sunrise and sunset (OGC API and MSC Datamart XML; the XML adds visibility, gusts, pressure tendency and yesterday's extremes)
- ECCC weather alerts via the GeoMet OGC API
- Warnings, watches, advisories and statements covering Prince George
- ECCC surface weather observations (SWOB realtime)
- Hourly and minute observations from the airport (1096453) and Massey (downtown, in the Bowl) (1096454): past 24 hours, today's high and low so far, snow depth, inversion watch
- NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR
- Airport visibility, fog and present weather, observed gusts (public domain)
- ECCC MSC GeoMet radar and lightning
- 1 km radar composite (rain and snow rates) and lightning density, last 3 hours
- ECCC daily climate records (LTCE)
- Record high, low and precipitation for the date
- ECCC Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020, Prince George Airport (1096439)
- Monthly normals and extremes, including humidex, wind chill, gusts, fog hours and humidity
- Open-Meteo forecast API
- Model detail: 48-hour hourly charts, days beyond Environment Canada’s forecast, UV index, day length (CC BY 4.0)
