An extreme cold warning for the Interior of B.C. has been issued by Environment Canada.

Temperatures hovering around -30C throughout the Interior including in Williams Lake, Quesnel, 亚洲天堂 Lake, Vanerhoof and 100 Mile House, the period of very cold, with wind chills, is expected to continue with temperatures predicted to reach lows of -34C with windchill by afternoon.

鈥淎n arctic airmass over the Central Interior is resulting in temperatures reaching as low as minus 30 Celsius this morning,鈥� the warning states. 鈥淭his combined with brisk northerly winds is giving extreme wind chill values below minus 40. Conditions are expected to improve this afternoon as temperatures rise.鈥�

Daily almanac for February 3:

鈥� WX Williams Lake (@wa_williamslake)

Periods of light snow are also forecast throughout the day, with a 30 per cent chance of flurries continuing this evening with winds gusting from 20 to 40 kilometres per hour and a low of -27C.

Monday, a high of -20C is forecast, with temperatures rising as the week progresses, however, temperature will remain around highs of -10C.

DriveBC, meanwhile, is reporting sections of compact snow with slippery sections on Highway 20 between Bella Coola and Williams Lake.

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More of the same should be expected while travelling Highway 97, including sections of black ice between Hixon and Quesnel.

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