885  
FPCN14 CWVR 171646  
FORECASTS FOR THE COLUMBIA DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY  
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MDT TUESDAY 17 MARCH 2026 FOR TODAY  
AND WEDNESDAY.  
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..PERIODS OF RAIN. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 8.  
UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 10 MM. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H  
GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURE STEADY  
NEAR 6.  
WEDNESDAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND BECOMING  
SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 10. UV  
INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
 
EAST COLUMBIA.  
TODAY..SHOWERS. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 11. UV  
INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING. SHOWERS  
BEGINNING NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40  
BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW 6.  
WEDNESDAY..SHOWERS ENDING NEAR NOON THEN CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H NEAR NOON.  
HIGH 12. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
 
NORTH COLUMBIA  
KINBASKET.  
TODAY..SHOWERS. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO  
40. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING. PERIODS  
OF RAIN BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING. AMOUNT 10 TO 20 MM. WIND SOUTH  
20 KM/H. LOW PLUS 5.  
WEDNESDAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H  
GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 9. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
 
YOHO PARK - KOOTENAY PARK.  
TODAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. SNOW LEVEL 1600 METRES.  
WIND WEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. SNOW LEVEL 1500 METRES.  
WIND WEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 DIMINISHING TO 20 GUSTING TO 40 THIS  
EVENING. LOW PLUS 5.  
WEDNESDAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. SNOW LEVEL 1400 METRES  
RISING TO 2000 METRES IN THE MORNING. WIND WEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO  
50. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
 
NORTH THOMPSON.  
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND BECOMING  
SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 14. UV  
INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING.  
RAIN OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS OVERNIGHT. AMOUNT 10 MM OVER  
NORTHEASTERN SECTIONS. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING  
LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 6.  
WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE  
MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS EARLY IN  
THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE  
AFTERNOON. HIGH 13. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.  
 
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