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FPCN15 CWVR 262245
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MST THURSDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2026 FOR
TONIGHT FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MST FRIDAY.
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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 WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL
1200 METRES LOWERING TO 900 METRES NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST
30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT BEFORE MORNING. LOW PLUS 2.
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL
900 METRES RISING TO 1400 METRES IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 LATE IN THE MORNING. HIGH 10. UV
INDEX 2 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..CLEARING LATE IN THE EVENING. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 4.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN. LOCAL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. SNOW LEVEL 1000
METRES LOWERING TO NEAR VALLEY BOTTOM NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST
30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 THIS EVENING. LOW
PLUS 2.
FRIDAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. LOCAL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. SNOW LEVEL RISING
TO 1100 METRES LATE IN THE MORNING. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 20 NEAR NOON. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW
LEVEL 1100 METRES LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND
SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW PLUS 1.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..SHOWERS. LOCAL AMOUNT 10 MM OVER WESTERN SECTIONS. SNOW
LEVEL 1100 METRES LOWERING TO 800 METRES THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTH
30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. LOW PLUS 3.
FRIDAY..SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 800 METRES RISING TO 1300 METRES IN THE
MORNING. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 1
OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING. CLEARING NEAR MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL 1300 METRES. WIND
SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW
MINUS 3.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 70 PERCENT CHANCE
OF WET FLURRIES OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS OVERNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL 1100
METRES LOWERING TO NEAR VALLEY BOTTOM NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST
30 KM/H GUSTING TO 60. LOW PLUS 4.
FRIDAY..CLOUDY WITH 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 70 PERCENT CHANCE
OF WET FLURRIES OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SNOW
LEVEL RISING TO 1100 METRES IN THE MORNING. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS
OVERNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL 1100 METRES. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO
40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW PLUS 2.
EAST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
EVENING. 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER SOUTHEASTERN SECTIONS
THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTH 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60.
LOW PLUS 2.
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES OVER
SOUTHEASTERN SECTIONS IN THE MORNING. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING
TO 40. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES
OVERNIGHT. 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER SOUTHEASTERN SECTIONS
IN THE EVENING. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT
IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 4.
ELK VALLEY.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF WET SNOW CHANGING TO PERIODS OF SNOW THIS
EVENING. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND SOUTHWEST 50 KM/H GUSTING TO 70
BECOMING SOUTH 30 GUSTING TO 50 AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 1.
FRIDAY..PERIODS OF SNOW CHANGING TO PERIODS OF WET SNOW IN THE
MORNING. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH
PLUS 4. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..PERIODS OF WET SNOW CHANGING TO PERIODS OF SNOW LATE IN
THE EVENING AND ENDING BEFORE MORNING THEN CLOUDY. AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND
SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. WIND
BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 LATE IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 4.
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