If you're looking to add to your "reasons to be thankful" list for this weekend, there's some great weather coming to Prince George.
Thanksgiving long weekend temperatures are going to be close to record highs and expected to reach between 21 and 22 degrees Celsius on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, says Alyssa Charbonneau, meteorologist for Environment and Climate Change Canada.
“We are definitely looking at a few days of really warm conditions for this time of year,” Charbonneau said.
The normal daytime high is usually around 12 degrees Celsius, she added.
“We’re looking at daytime highs at around 21 or 22 degrees Celsius and looking at the records we’re right there,” Charbonneau said.
The record for Oct. 7 is 21.4, Oct. 8 is 21.7 and for Oct. 9 is 22.2 degrees Celsius.
“So that’s less than a degree away from those records for our forecast highs,” Charbonneau said.
“So it’s going to be really close and we’ll see exactly what the final temperature ends up being.”
The all-time high temperature for October in Prince George is 25.2 degrees Celsius so it’s doubtful that record will be broken.
“This is going to be a relatively short-lived ridge of high pressure lasting a few days and then going into next week there are cooler temperatures – more seasonable temperatures and a chance of showers coming back into the area,” Charbonneau said.
While daytime temperatures will be high, the overnight lows will be between 2 to 4 degrees early Saturday and Sunday morning.
“We could see some fog patches forming, and the mornings could still feel quite chilly even with the daytime highs that we’re expecting,” Charbonneau said. “So that’s something to keep in mind – it is fall. It isn’t summer any more.”
