Temperatures Warm a Bit, but Not Enough to Lift Extreme Cold Advisories Across Most of the North

While temperatures are supposed to start warming up today, the risks of frostbite and hypothermia in the north remain dangerously high.

Environment Canada has maintained an arctic outflow warning covering both inland and coastal sections of the North and Central Coasts.

Temperatures in Terrace, Kitimat, Prince Rupert, Bella Coola, and the surrounding areas will see temperatures dip into the -20s after windchill.

It doesn’t get any better as you head east, with an extreme cold warning covering the North Cariboo, Bulkley Valley, Peace Region, and most of the Northeast.

Those regions could see temperatures approaching -40 after windchill.

It takes less than 10 minutes for exposed human skin to catch frostbite in temperatures under -20, with strong arctic winds across the province further increasing risks.