501  
FPCN14 CWVR 231655  
FORECASTS FOR THE COLUMBIA DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY  
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MDT THURSDAY 23 JULY 2026 FOR TODAY  
AND FRIDAY.  
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..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS  
AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 32. HUMIDEX 38. UV INDEX 8 OR  
VERY HIGH.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A  
THUNDERSTORM. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT  
THIS EVENING. LOW 17.  
FRIDAY..SUNNY IN THE MORNING AND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON THEN A MIX OF  
SUN AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAZY.  
HIGH 32. HUMIDEX 37. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.  
 
EAST COLUMBIA.  
TODAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS LATE THIS MORNING. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. LOCAL  
SMOKE. HIGH 32. HUMIDEX 34. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A  
THUNDERSTORM. LOCAL SMOKE. LOW 15.  
FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN  
THE MORNING AND LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. LOCAL  
SMOKE. HIGH 31. HUMIDEX 33. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.  
 
NORTH COLUMBIA  
KINBASKET.  
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS  
AFTERNOON. LOCAL SMOKE. HIGH 32. HUMIDEX 33. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING.  
HAZY. LOW 10.  
FRIDAY..SUNNY IN THE MORNING AND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON THEN A MIX OF  
SUN AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL  
SMOKE. HIGH 29. HUMIDEX 31. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.  
 
YOHO PARK - KOOTENAY PARK.  
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS  
AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. HAZY. WIND BECOMING WEST  
30 KM/H THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 29. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND  
WEST 30 KM/H. LOW 11.  
FRIDAY..SUNNY IN THE MORNING AND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON THEN A MIX OF  
SUN AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE RIDGES LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND WEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH 29. UV  
INDEX 7 OR HIGH.  
 
NORTH THOMPSON.  
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM LATE THIS  
AFTERNOON EXCEPT CLOUDY OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS NEAR NOON. WIDESPREAD  
SMOKE. HIGH 35. HUMIDEX 40. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS  
EVENING WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIDESPREAD SMOKE. LOW 15.  
FRIDAY..SUNNY IN THE MORNING AND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON THEN A MIX OF  
SUN AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD  
SMOKE. HIGH 33. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.  
 
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