317  
FPCN15 CWVR 201046  
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY  
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. MDT MONDAY 20 JULY 2026 FOR TODAY AND  
TUESDAY.  
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..INCREASING CLOUDINESS THIS MORNING. LOCAL SMOKE. HIGH 31. UV  
INDEX 9 OR VERY HIGH.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. LOCAL SMOKE. LOW 19.  
TUESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. LOCAL SMOKE. HIGH 34. UV INDEX 9 OR  
VERY HIGH.  
 
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.  
TODAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD THIS AFTERNOON. HAZY.  
HIGH 30. HUMIDEX 31. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING CLEAR THIS EVENING. HAZY. LOW 13.  
TUESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. HAZY. HIGH 31. HUMIDEX 33. UV  
INDEX 9 OR VERY HIGH.  
 
WEST KOOTENAY.  
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON. LOCAL  
SMOKE. HIGH 32. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.  
TONIGHT..CLEARING LATE THIS EVENING. LOCAL SMOKE. LOW 17.  
TUESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. LOCAL SMOKE. HIGH 34. HUMIDEX 36. UV  
INDEX 9 OR VERY HIGH.  
 
KOOTENAY LAKE.  
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD EXCEPT SUNNY OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS.  
LOCAL SMOKE. HIGH 31. UV INDEX 9 OR VERY HIGH.  
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. LOCAL SMOKE. LOW 20.  
TUESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. LOCAL SMOKE. HIGH 32. HUMIDEX 35. UV INDEX 8  
OR VERY HIGH.  
 
EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.  
TODAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD THIS AFTERNOON. HAZY.  
HIGH 30. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.  
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. HAZY. LOW 17.  
TUESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER  
THE RIDGES LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAZY. HIGH 32. HUMIDEX 34. UV  
INDEX 9 OR VERY HIGH.  
 
EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.  
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. LOCAL SMOKE. HIGH 30. UV INDEX 8 OR  
VERY HIGH.  
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. HAZY. LOW 17.  
TUESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. HAZY BECOMING LOCAL SMOKE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. HIGH 31. HUMIDEX 33. UV INDEX 9 OR VERY HIGH.  
 
ELK VALLEY.  
TODAY..SUNNY. INCREASING CLOUDINESS THIS AFTERNOON. HAZY. WIND  
BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 29. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY  
HIGH.  
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS  
EVENING. HAZY. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING.  
LOW 13.  
TUESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. HAZY. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
20 KM/H EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 29. UV INDEX 9 OR VERY HIGH.  
 
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