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FPCN14 CWVR 201647
FORECASTS FOR THE COLUMBIA DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MDT FRIDAY 20 MARCH 2026 FOR TODAY
AND SATURDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 4:00 P.M. MDT.
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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.
TODAY..RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY. AMOUNT 15 TO 25 MM. WIND SOUTHEAST
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 9. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS
EVENING. SHOWERS BEGINNING NEAR MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL 1800 METRES
LOWERING TO NEAR VALLEY BOTTOM AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND BECOMING WEST
30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 THIS EVENING THEN LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW
PLUS 2.
SATURDAY..SHOWERS ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD
WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL NEAR VALLEY BOTTOM.
HIGH 8. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
EAST COLUMBIA.
TODAY..RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT
LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THIS
EVENING. WET FLURRIES BEGINNING BEFORE MORNING. SNOW LEVEL 1800
METRES LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM BEFORE MORNING. LOW ZERO.
SATURDAY..WET FLURRIES ENDING NEAR NOON THEN MAINLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS
OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND
BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 7. UV
INDEX 1 OR LOW.
NORTH COLUMBIA
KINBASKET.
TODAY..SHOWERS. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM LATE THIS AFTERNOON. AMOUNT 5
TO 10 MM. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 THIS AFTERNOON.
HIGH 7. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO FLURRIES LATE THIS EVENING AND
ENDING BEFORE MORNING THEN CLOUDY. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 CM. FOG PATCHES
DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING
LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 1.
SATURDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. WIND
BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH 7. WIND CHILL MINUS 6 IN
THE MORNING. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
YOHO PARK - KOOTENAY PARK.
TODAY..RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY. AMOUNT 15 TO 25 MM. WIND WEST 30 KM/H
GUSTING TO 50. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 2. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..RAIN SHOWERS ENDING THIS EVENING THEN CLOUDY. FLURRIES
BEGINNING BEFORE MORNING. SNOW LEVEL 2000 METRES LOWERING TO VALLEY
BOTTOM BEFORE MORNING. WIND WEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING
LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 7 OVERNIGHT.
SATURDAY..FLURRIES ENDING IN THE AFTERNOON THEN MAINLY CLOUDY WITH
40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND BECOMING WEST
30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 NEAR NOON. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 2.
WIND CHILL MINUS 9 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
NORTH THOMPSON.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON
WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 60.
HIGH 12. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..SHOWERS ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN MAINLY CLOUDY. SNOW LEVEL
LOWERING TO 800 METRES NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING
TO 60 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 4. WIND CHILL MINUS 6
OVERNIGHT.
SATURDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH 9. WIND
CHILL MINUS 6 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
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