902
FPCN15 CWVR 171045
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. MDT FRIDAY 17 JULY 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:
CASTLEGAR: 430 METRES.
CRANBROOK: 920 METRES.
BLUEBERRY-PAULSON: 1570 METRES.
KOOTENAY PASS: 1774 METRES.
CROWSNEST PASS: 1300 METRES.
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BOUNDARY.
TODAY..A FEW SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS ENDING THIS MORNING THEN A
MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING EAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO
40 THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 32. HUMIDEX 35. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
EVENING THEN CLEAR. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND
EAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 16.
SATURDAY..SUNNY. HIGH 27. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. A FEW SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING
EARLY THIS MORNING AND ENDING NEAR NOON THEN 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON.
HIGH 28. HUMIDEX 32. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING
AND RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. CLEARING OVERNIGHT. LOW 17.
SATURDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. INCREASING CLOUDINESS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 27. HUMIDEX
30. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING
EARLY THIS MORNING AND ENDING NEAR NOON THEN 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON. WIND
BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 33.
HUMIDEX 38. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING
THEN CLEAR. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT LATE THIS EVENING. LOW 18.
SATURDAY..SUNNY. HIGH 32. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING THIS
MORNING AND ENDING NEAR NOON THEN 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS
AFTERNOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 31. HUMIDEX
36. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS
EVENING. BECOMING CLEAR OVERNIGHT. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM THIS
EVENING. LOW 20.
SATURDAY..SUNNY. HIGH 30. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.
EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.
TODAY..SHOWERS WITH RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. WIND BECOMING SOUTH
20 KM/H THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 28. HUMIDEX 33. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS
EVENING. BECOMING CLEAR OVERNIGHT. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM THIS
EVENING. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 17.
SATURDAY..SUNNY. HIGH 29. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.
EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.
TODAY..SHOWERS WITH RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH 28. HUMIDEX 33. UV
INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..SHOWERS WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ENDING THIS EVENING THEN
CLEAR. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 19.
SATURDAY..SUNNY. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH 31. UV
INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.
ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..SHOWERS BECOMING MIXED WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 THIS AFTERNOON.
HIGH 27. HUMIDEX 31. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..SHOWERS WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ENDING LATE THIS EVENING
THEN CLEARING. WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT THIS
EVENING. LOW 16.
SATURDAY..SUNNY. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON.
HIGH 29. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.
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