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Thursday, October 22

Prince George, British Columbia

It’s 6° and mostly cloudy, low of −6° tonight. Tomorrow brings 4 minutes less daylight and the sun sets at 5:57 p.m.

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As of 4:16 p.m. Details and sources on each page.

Weather

14-day forecast

6°

Mostly cloudy

Wind 8 km/h.

High today 6°, low tonight −6°. Normal for the date: high 7°, low −2°

Observed at 4 p.m., Prince George Airport.

  1. Now6°
  2. 5p7°30%
  3. 6p5°30%
  4. 7p3°
  5. 8p1°
  6. 9p1°
  7. 10p0°
  8. 11p0°
  9. 12a−1°
  10. 1a−2°
  11. 2a−3°
  12. 3a−3°
  13. 4a−4°
  14. 5a−4°
  15. 6a−5°
  16. 7a−5°
  17. 8a−6°
  18. 9a−4°
  19. 10a−2°
  20. 11a0°
  21. 12p1°
  22. 1p3°
  23. 2p4°
  24. 3p4°
  1. Today6°−6°30%
  2. Fri5°−4°
  3. Sat4°−9°
  4. Sun3°−11°
  5. Mon2°−2°
  6. Tue5°−6°30%
  7. Wed2°−2°30%

Forecast: Environment Canada. Percent: chance of precipitation.

48 hours ago0 to 11°Now

The rivers

River levels
3 m4 m5 m6 m7 m

Fraser River in town

4.30m

Last reading Oct 7, 2:30 p.m.: the gauge isn’t reporting

Fraser above the Nechako
538 m³/s (90% of usual)
Nechako
121 m³/s (79% of usual)

Middle half of past years on this date. Record: 10.35 m in 1972.

Daylight and sky

7:52 a.m.5:57 p.m.

Sunset at 5:57 p.m.

10 h 5 min of daylight today

4 min shorter tomorrow

Northern lightsKp 3.3 now

Tonight’s forecast: up to Kp 3.7. Aurora unlikely.

Air quality

Details

1AQHILow risk

Ideal for outdoor activities. Observed 1 h ago.

Wildfire

Fire map

3active in the Prince George Fire Centre

Fire danger in PG
Very Low
Evacuation orders and alerts in the fire centre
None
Nearest active fire
Miledge Creek, 298 km away (under control)

2026 season so far: 163 fires, 931 ha burned.

Roads and power

Road cameras
  • Road maintenance from 5th Avenue, at 5th Avenue and Victoria Street to 3rd Avenue and Victoria StreetConstruction, downtown, starts Sat, Oct 24
  • Utility work at Hart Highway, 628m South of Shady Lane and 125m Northwest of Houghtaling RoadConstruction, 4 km from downtown
  • Utility work at Knell Road EConstruction, 6 km from downtown, starts Fri, Oct 23
0power outages nearby
7 days ago0 to 1,789Now

On this day

Climate records

Record high

18.5°

2003

Record low

−12.8°

1919

Wettest

24.8 mm

1978

Snowiest

11.0 cm

2004

Official Environment Canada records for the Prince George area (the airport since 1942), going back to 1912.

Updated 4:16 p.m. Sources: Environment Canada, Water Survey of Canada, BC Wildfire Service, BC Hydro, DriveBC, NOAA.

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History and places
Tall pale silt cliffs, the Nechako cutbanks, rising above the Nechako River in Prince George

Glacial Lake Prince George: why the city sits in a bowl

How ice sheets, a vanished glacial lake and two rivers carved the Prince George bowl, its silt cutbanks and the benches the city is built on.

Black and white photograph of the young city of Prince George in May 1919, with low wooden buildings and cleared land

History of Prince George, BC

A timeline of Prince George history, from the Lheidli T’enneh homeland at the confluence to a fur post, a railway boomtown and a northern capital.

Lawns, trees and pathways in Lheidli T’enneh Memorial Park beside the Fraser River in Prince George

Lheidli T’enneh First Nation: people of the confluence

The Lheidli T’enneh, on whose traditional territory Prince George stands: their name, history, the 1913 removal and Lheidli T’enneh Memorial Park.

View of downtown Prince George from University Way, with low-rise buildings, trees and hills beyond

Prince George neighbourhoods: a guide to the city’s areas

A guide to Prince George neighbourhoods: Downtown, the Crescents, the VLA, College Heights, the Hart, South Fort George, Miworth and Blackburn.

Aerial view of Prince George showing the city spread across the river valley

Geography of Prince George: rivers, plateau and forest

Where Prince George sits: the Fraser–Nechako confluence, the Interior Plateau, sub-boreal spruce forest, Tabor Mountain, lakes and the Arctic divide.

Aerial view of a large pulp mill with steam plumes on the edge of Prince George

Prince George economy: forestry, rail, health and education

How Prince George makes a living: forestry and pulp, the CN rail hub, YXS airport, health care, UNBC and CNC, mining services and northern supply.

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