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FPCN15 CWVR 161047
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. MDT TUESDAY 16 APRIL 2024 FOR TODAY
AND WEDNESDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 11:00 A.M. MDT.
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MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS:
CASTLEGAR: 430 METRES.
CRANBROOK: 920 METRES.
BLUEBERRY-PAULSON: 1570 METRES.
KOOTENAY PASS: 1774 METRES.
CROWSNEST PASS: 1300 METRES.
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BOUNDARY.
TODAY..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING EXCEPT A FEW
FLURRIES OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. SNOW LEVEL NEAR VALLEY BOTTOM. WIND
BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS MORNING. HIGH 13. UV
INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. SNOW
LEVEL NEAR VALLEY BOTTOM. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 3.
WEDNESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. HIGH 15. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING AND
THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 1100 METRES. HIGH 9. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 1100
METRES LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM OVERNIGHT. LOW PLUS 1.
WEDNESDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS CHANGING TO
70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING. FLURRIES OVER HIGHER
TERRAIN THIS MORNING. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1100 METRES THIS MORNING.
WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 9. UV INDEX 3
OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING.
SNOW LEVEL 1100 METRES. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS
EVENING. LOW PLUS 3.
WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW
LEVEL RISING TO 1100 METRES NEAR NOON. HIGH 9. UV INDEX 3 OR
MODERATE.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EXCEPT A FEW
FLURRIES OVER HIGHER TERRAIN THIS MORNING. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM
LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1100 METRES THIS MORNING.
HIGH 11. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EXCEPT A FEW
FLURRIES OVER HIGHER TERRAIN OVERNIGHT. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY
THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVEL 1100 METRES LOWERING TO NEAR VALLEY BOTTOM
NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 3.
WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE
MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1100 METRES NEAR
NOON. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES CHANGING TO
70 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS NEAR NOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM
LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH
PLUS 5. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS
CHANGING TO 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES NEAR MIDNIGHT. RISK OF A
THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING
LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 3.
WEDNESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH 6. WIND CHILL MINUS 5 IN
THE MORNING. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS
CHANGING TO 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THEN TO 70 PERCENT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM LATE
THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO
70 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES AND THEN TO 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF
FLURRIES AFTER MIDNIGHT. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING.
LOW MINUS 1.
WEDNESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH 8. WIND
CHILL MINUS 6 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..PERIODS OF SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM LATE
THIS AFTERNOON. LOCAL SNOWFALL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. HIGH PLUS 3. UV
INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF SNOW. SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN EARLY THIS EVENING.
WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 7 OVERNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY IN THE
MORNING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH 6. WIND CHILL MINUS 7 IN THE
MORNING. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
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