960  
FPCN14 CWVR 281045  
FORECASTS FOR THE COLUMBIA DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY  
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. MDT FRIDAY 28 AUGUST 2026 FOR TODAY  
AND SATURDAY.  
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 11:00 A.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..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. HAZY. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H THIS  
AFTERNOON. HIGH 24. HUMIDEX 27. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING CLOUDY NEAR MIDNIGHT WITH 30 PERCENT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. HAZY BECOMING LOCAL SMOKE NEAR  
MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW 12.  
SATURDAY..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. A FEW  
SHOWERS BEGINNING NEAR NOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE  
AFTERNOON. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40  
NEAR NOON. HIGH 21. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.  
 
EAST COLUMBIA.  
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. LOCAL SMOKE. HIGH 24. UV INDEX 5 OR  
MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. LOCAL  
SMOKE. LOW 8.  
SATURDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A  
THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 20. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.  
 
NORTH COLUMBIA  
KINBASKET.  
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF DRIZZLE CHANGING TO  
60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS NEAR NOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM THIS  
AFTERNOON. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS MORNING. HIGH 20. UV INDEX 4  
OR MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A  
THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW 10.  
SATURDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A  
THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL SMOKE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
HIGH 19. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.  
 
YOHO PARK - KOOTENAY PARK.  
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND WEST 30 KM/H GUSTING  
TO 50. HIGH 21. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40  
BECOMING LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW 8.  
SATURDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND BECOMING  
WEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 IN THE MORNING. HIGH 19. UV INDEX 5 OR  
MODERATE.  
 
NORTH THOMPSON.  
TODAY..MAINLY SUNNY. INCREASING CLOUDINESS THIS AFTERNOON THEN  
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. RISK OF A  
THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 22. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A  
THUNDERSTORM THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW 11.  
SATURDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A  
THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL SMOKE. HIGH 19. UV INDEX 4 OR  
MODERATE.  
 
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