Normal is the best word to describe the October weather in Prince George.
According to Environment Canada, the mean temperature in the northern capital was 4.6 degrees, the normal for the month is 4.5.
As for how much rain we saw, Meteorologist, Ken Dosanjh told MyPGNow.com it was a little bit less compared to previous years.
“Precipitation was slightly drier than normal but it wasn’t too bad. Typically, Prince George sees 63 millimetres of precipitation in the month of October and, this year, we saw about 52. That is about 82 or 83% of normal.”
When it comes to November, Dosanjh says above-normal temperatures will kick off the month, however, there have been a few active weather patterns bringing rain, snow and, gusty winds.
“It’s been system after system that has been crashing into the coastline and spilling over into the Interior region and that is the continued case for today as temperatures are cooling down slightly more so and winds are becoming a little more prevalent. What I am noticing at least for this week and next is that we are continuing to see the systems from the Pacific and Central Pacific through to the Gulf of Alaska and into the pan-handle.”
“Right now, we are noticing some breezy winds occurring as this low crashes, one of many, into Alberta but bringing strong westerly winds. So far, we have not seen the wind warning threshold being met for Prince George but we do have the surrounding areas like the Cariboo and Vanderhoof expecting 90 kilometres an hour.”
In addition, Highway 97 – Clinton to 100 Mile House via Begbie Summit is under a wind warning along with Chilcotin, Stuart – Nechako, Cariboo and, the Lakes District.
Day time high will bounce between three and nine degrees.
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