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FORECASTS FOR THE COLUMBIA DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. MST THURSDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2026 FOR
TODAY AND FRIDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 11:00 A.M. MST.
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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. RAIN MIXED WITH WET SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING. RAINFALL
AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 800 METRES THIS MORNING.
WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING SOUTHWEST 40 GUSTING TO 60 THIS MORNING
THEN SOUTH 20 GUSTING TO 40 LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PLUS 4. UV
INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. SNOW LEVEL 800 METRES. WIND SOUTH
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 1.
FRIDAY..RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. SNOW LEVEL 800 METRES. HIGH PLUS 4.
UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
EAST COLUMBIA.
TODAY..CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES THIS MORNING. A FEW RAIN
SHOWERS BEGINNING LATE THIS MORNING. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1000
METRES NEAR NOON. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H INCREASING TO 40 GUSTING TO
60 THIS MORNING. HIGH PLUS 5. WIND CHILL MINUS 7 THIS MORNING. UV
INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..A FEW RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO A FEW FLURRIES AND ENDING
LATE THIS EVENING THEN CLOUDY. A FEW FLURRIES OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS
LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL 1000 METRES LOWERING TO
VALLEY BOTTOM THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
BECOMING LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 1.
FRIDAY..OVERCAST. A FEW FLURRIES OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS. LOCAL AMOUNT
10 CM OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS. HIGH PLUS 3. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
NORTH COLUMBIA
KINBASKET.
TODAY..WET SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN THIS MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 5 CM.
RAINFALL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
INCREASING TO 40 GUSTING TO 60 NEAR NOON. HIGH PLUS 3.
TONIGHT..RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 5 TO
10 CM. WIND SOUTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 DIMINISHING TO 20 THIS
EVENING. LOW MINUS 1. WIND CHILL MINUS 7 OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY..SNOW CHANGING TO WET SNOW NEAR NOON. AMOUNT 5 CM. WIND WEST
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH PLUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 7 IN THE
MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
YOHO PARK - KOOTENAY PARK.
TODAY..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY THIS MORNING.
PERIODS OF SNOW OR WET SNOW BEGINNING THIS MORNING. AMOUNT 2 TO
4 CM. LOCAL BLOWING SNOW LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. WIND
WEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 INCREASING TO 60 GUSTING TO 80 THIS
MORNING. HIGH PLUS 3. WIND CHILL MINUS 9 THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF SNOW. SNOW OR PERIODS OF WET SNOW EARLY THIS
EVENING. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. LOCAL BLOWING SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING.
WIND WEST 60 KM/H GUSTING TO 80 DIMINISHING TO 40 GUSTING TO 60 THIS
EVENING. LOW ZERO.
FRIDAY..PERIODS OF SNOW. AMOUNT 10 CM. WIND WEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO
60. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR ZERO.
NORTH THOMPSON.
TODAY..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A FEW SHOWERS
BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 800 METRES RISING TO 1200
METRES NEAR NOON. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 INCREASING TO
40 GUSTING TO 60 LATE THIS MORNING. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..A FEW RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO A FEW WET FLURRIES OVERNIGHT.
LOCAL SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 CM. SNOW LEVEL 1200 METRES LOWERING TO
VALLEY BOTTOM OVERNIGHT. WIND WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. LOW ZERO.
FRIDAY..A FEW WET FLURRIES CHANGING TO A FEW RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE
MORNING. LOCAL SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 CM. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 800 METRES
LATE IN THE MORNING. WIND WEST 20 KM/H. HIGH PLUS 3. UV INDEX 1 OR
LOW.
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