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FPCN14 CWVR 032246
FORECASTS FOR THE COLUMBIA DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MST TUESDAY 3 MARCH 2026 FOR TONIGHT
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MST
WEDNESDAY.
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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..PERIODS OF RAIN. SNOW LEVEL LOWERING TO 900 METRES THIS
EVENING. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 1.
WEDNESDAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 900 METRES RISING TO 1500 METRES LATE IN THE
MORNING. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SNOW LEVEL LOWERING TO 800 METRES NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 1.
EAST COLUMBIA.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO
40 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOW LEVEL 1500 METRES LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS
EVENING. LOW ZERO.
WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES OR
RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING. A FEW RAIN SHOWERS BEGINNING IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF A
THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1400 METRES IN
THE MORNING. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..A FEW RAIN SHOWERS ENDING EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN
PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL
1400 METRES LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 1.
NORTH COLUMBIA
KINBASKET.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN BECOMING MIXED WITH WET SNOW OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR ZERO.
WEDNESDAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. RAIN AT TIMES MIXED WITH WET SNOW EARLY
IN THE MORNING. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 8. UV
INDEX 1 OR LOW.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. INCREASING CLOUDINESS LATE IN THE
EVENING THEN 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE IN THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 4
OVERNIGHT.
YOHO PARK - KOOTENAY PARK.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN CHANGING TO PERIODS OF SNOW THIS EVENING.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. SNOW LEVEL 1600 METRES LOWERING TO VALLEY
BOTTOM THIS EVENING. WIND WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT
LATE THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 4. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 9.
WEDNESDAY..PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ENDING NEAR NOON THEN MAINLY CLOUDY
WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1500
METRES NEAR NOON. WIND BECOMING WEST 20 KM/H LATE IN THE MORNING.
HIGH PLUS 5. WIND CHILL MINUS 9 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
CHANGING TO 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE EVENING. SNOW LEVEL
1500 METRES LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM IN THE EVENING. WIND WEST
20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 6. WIND CHILL NEAR
MINUS 8.
NORTH THOMPSON.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL
LOWERING TO 1000 METRES NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 2.
WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A
THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 1000 METRES RISING TO 1300
METRES LATE IN THE MORNING. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL 1300 METRES LOWERING TO NEAR
VALLEY BOTTOM NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW ZERO.
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