Arctic chill persists in B.C.’s Central and North Coasts this weekend
Posted December 4, 2022 9:28 am.
Last Updated December 4, 2022 9:33 am.
Expect extremely cold conditions Sunday through Monday as high pressure over the B.C. interior will continue to push arctic air out towards the coast, creating wind chill values of around minus 20 C, Environment Canada said in a release.
The weather ministry is warning people who live on B.C.’s central and north coasts to dress warmly to avoid frostbite and hypothermia as freezing conditions are expected to persist this weekend.
Arctic overflow warnings are posted for the north coast, including Kitimat and Terrace, and for the inland sections of the central coast.
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It has also issued an extreme cold warning for Chilcotin near Puntzi Lake, with wind chill values around minus 40 C expected until Sunday.
A wind warning is also in effect for Howe Sound due to northerly outflow winds of 70 kilometres per hour with potential for gusts reaching 90.
With the return to warmer, more seasonal temperatures, we will be closing our Emergency Warming Centre at 7320 Buller Avenue as of December 3. Learn more at https://t.co/PHXiUFXYEh
— City of Burnaby (@CityofBurnaby) December 3, 2022
The City of Burnaby, meanwhile, says in a release that it will be closing the Emergency Warming Centre it opened Thursday as they expect the return of “more seasonal weather” in the area.
