Christy Climenhaga, a Meteorologist for Environment Canada explains March, especially in the Peace Country, means "weather whiplash." She says while fluctuating temperatures can be quite frustrating, it is considered normal for the region during the early spring.Â
An extreme cold warning has been issued for much of the Grande Prairie region, with the expectation that temperatures could fall as low as minus 45 overnight.Â
Grande Prairie looked like a certain four-letter word frozen over on the morning of February 4th, with temperatures dipping down as low as minus 38 degrees, making the Grande Prairie region one of the coldest places in Canada, and the world.Â