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FPCN15 CWVR 071645
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MDT THURSDAY 7 MAY 2026 FOR TODAY
AND FRIDAY.
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..SUNNY. WIND WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 27. UV INDEX 6 OR
HIGH.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND WEST
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 10.
FRIDAY..CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HIGH 21. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..SUNNY. HIGH 22. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 5.
FRIDAY..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HIGH 18. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..SUNNY. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H THIS AFTERNOON THEN
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 26. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 8.
FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING CLOUDY IN THE MORNING. WIND
BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 21.
UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD THIS AFTERNOON. RISK OF
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE RIDGES LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 23. UV
INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE RIDGES EARLY
THIS EVENING. LOW 10.
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN
SECTIONS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H IN
THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 19. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.
TODAY..SUNNY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING
NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 21. UV INDEX 5 OR
MODERATE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
EVENING THEN CLEAR. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT
THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 1 WITH RISK OF FROST.
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 18. UV
INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.
TODAY..SUNNY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. RISK OF A
THUNDERSTORM LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 21. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
EVENING WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING
TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 7.
FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING CLOUDY NEAR NOON WITH
40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 19. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS
AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H
THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 19. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
EVENING WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING
LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 3.
FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING CLOUDY NEAR NOON WITH
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTH
20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 17. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
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