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FPCN15 CWVR 071600 AAA
UPDATED FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 9:59 A.M. MDT TUESDAY 7 APRIL 2026
FOR TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 11:00 A.M. MDT.
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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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ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..RAIN SHOWERS ENDING NEAR NOON THEN CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR WET FLURRIES. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIND
NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 60. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR 8. UV
INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT
OVERNIGHT. LOW MINUS 4. WIND CHILL MINUS 9 OVERNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 11. WIND CHILL MINUS 6 IN THE
MORNING. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
REMAINDER UNCHANGED.
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