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FPCN15 CWVR 122150
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MDT TUESDAY 12 MAY 2026 FOR TONIGHT
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MDT
WEDNESDAY.
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MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS:
CASTLEGAR: 430 METRES.
CRANBROOK: 920 METRES.
BLUEBERRY-PAULSON: 1570 METRES.
KOOTENAY PASS: 1774 METRES.
CROWSNEST PASS: 1300 METRES.
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BOUNDARY.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WIND
SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 10.
WEDNESDAY..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING
AND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS BEGINNING EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM LATE IN THE MORNING AND IN THE
AFTERNOON. AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 16. UV INDEX 4 OR
MODERATE.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..SHOWERS ENDING LATE IN THE EVENING THEN PARTLY
CLOUDY. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE
EVENING. LOW 7.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. INCREASING CLOUDINESS AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS BEFORE MORNING. LOW 9.
WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING AND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS BEGINNING IN THE
AFTERNOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM LATE IN THE MORNING AND IN THE
AFTERNOON. AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 15. UV INDEX 4 OR
MODERATE.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..SHOWERS ENDING BEFORE MORNING THEN PARTLY CLOUDY.
RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY IN THE EVENING. AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM.
WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING.
LOW 9.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
LOW 10.
WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING AND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS BEGINNING IN THE
AFTERNOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LOCAL AMOUNT 15 MM NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST
30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 16. UV INDEX 4 OR
MODERATE.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..SHOWERS ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN MAINLY CLOUDY.
RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY IN THE EVENING. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H
GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE EVENING. LOW 7.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 12.
WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN
THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS BEGINNING IN THE AFTERNOON.
RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 18. UV
INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..SHOWERS ENDING OVERNIGHT THEN CLOUDY. RISK OF A
THUNDERSTORM EARLY IN THE EVENING. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND SOUTHWEST
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW 10.
EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.
TONIGHT..CLEARING THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 5.
WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS BEGINNING IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF
A THUNDERSTORM LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 18. UV INDEX 5 OR
MODERATE.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..SHOWERS ENDING BEFORE MORNING THEN CLOUDY. RISK OF A
THUNDERSTORM EARLY IN THE EVENING. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO
40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW 8.
EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 9.
WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS BEGINNING IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF
A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H
GUSTING TO 50 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 18. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..SHOWERS ENDING BEFORE MORNING THEN CLOUDY. RISK OF A
THUNDERSTORM EARLY IN THE EVENING. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO
50 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW 7.
ELK VALLEY.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS
EVENING. LOW PLUS 4.
WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS BEGINNING IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF
A THUNDERSTORM LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 30 KM/H
GUSTING TO 60 IN THE MORNING. HIGH 19. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..SHOWERS ENDING OVERNIGHT THEN CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY IN THE EVENING.
LOCAL AMOUNT 15 MM NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO
60. LOW 7.
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