Prince George, B.C.-  It looks as though  Prince  George is well on its way to breaking a  temperature record.

The old record high temperature for this date set at the Airport, was plus 5.5 set in 1993, but Environment Canada meteorologist Doug Lundquist says  there may be  another  marker  buried in  the older  data  that has to be checked.

At  9 this morning,  the temperature   hit a balmy 8.9 degrees.

The system that  is  bringing us the warm temps will also bring us rain,  as that is the forecast for the next couple of days,  with  a high of  8 or  9 tomorrow and Thursday.   it is also bringing plenty of wind, with gusts of up to 70 kms per hour.

Friday will see  the area slip back into reality  with a high of zero, and  a slow slip into cooler temperatures  over the weekend with a high on Sunday of minus 8.

Still, with the warm temps and the  gusty winds,  Lundquist says it’s possible most, if not all, of the snow that’s on the ground could be gone by the weekend.