786  
FPCN15 CWVR 111859 AAB  
UPDATED FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA  
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 12:58 P.M. MDT SATURDAY 11 APRIL 2026  
FOR TODAY AND SUNDAY.  
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 4:00 P.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..SHOWERS WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. HIGH 18. UV INDEX 2 OR  
LOW.  
TONIGHT..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN CLOUDY WITH  
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM THIS EVENING.  
LOW 6.  
SUNDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A  
THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 18. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.  
 
WEST KOOTENAY.  
TODAY..SHOWERS WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H.  
HIGH 16. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.  
TONIGHT..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING OVERNIGHT THEN CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM THIS EVENING. LOW 7.  
SUNDAY..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A  
THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H NEAR  
NOON. HIGH 16. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.  
 
REMAINDER UNCHANGED.  
 
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