973  
FPCN14 CWVR 212212 AAA  
UPDATED FORECASTS FOR THE COLUMBIA DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA  
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:12 P.M. MDT FRIDAY 21 AUGUST 2026  
FOR TONIGHT SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.  
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MDT SATURDAY.  
 
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MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS:  
REVELSTOKE: 450 METRES.  
GOLDEN: 790 METRES.  
ROGERS PASS: 1370 METRES.  
KICKING HORSE PASS: 1650 METRES.  
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WEST COLUMBIA.  
TONIGHT..CLEAR. INCREASING CLOUDINESS LATE THIS EVENING THEN  
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS BEFORE MORNING. LOCAL SMOKE. LOW 16.  
SATURDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE  
MORNING AND LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO  
40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 29. HUMIDEX 33. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40  
BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW 16.  
 
EAST COLUMBIA.  
TONIGHT..CLEAR. INCREASING CLOUDINESS BEFORE MORNING. LOCAL SMOKE.  
LOW 12.  
SATURDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL SMOKE. HIGH 29.  
HUMIDEX 32. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK  
OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE EVENING. LOCAL SMOKE. LOW 13.  
 
NORTH COLUMBIA  
KINBASKET.  
TONIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS LATE THIS EVENING. LOCAL SMOKE.  
LOW 12.  
SATURDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIDESPREAD SMOKE. WIND  
BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 NEAR NOON. HIGH 27. HUMIDEX 29.  
UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS. AMOUNT 10 MM. WIDESPREAD  
SMOKE BECOMING LOCAL SMOKE NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW 14.  
 
YOHO PARK - KOOTENAY PARK.  
TONIGHT..CLEAR. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND WEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS  
EVENING. LOW 8.  
SATURDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING. CLEARING IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND BECOMING WEST  
30 KM/H IN THE MORNING. HIGH 23. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND WEST 30 KM/H BECOMING  
LIGHT IN THE EVENING. WIND BECOMING WEST 20 OVERNIGHT. LOW 10.  
 
NORTH THOMPSON.  
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. INCREASING CLOUDINESS AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN  
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WIDESPREAD SMOKE. LOW 16.  
SATURDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE  
MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD SMOKE. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO  
40 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 30. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS. LOCAL AMOUNT 20 MM.  
WIDESPREAD SMOKE BECOMING LOCAL SMOKE NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTH  
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW 14.  
 
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