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FPCN15 CWVR 091145
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. MST TUESDAY 9 DECEMBER 2025 FOR TODAY
AND WEDNESDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 11:00 A.M. MST.
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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..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT
NEAR NOON. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. PERIODS OF WET SNOW OR RAIN BEGINNING THIS EVENING.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. LOW PLUS 2.
WEDNESDAY..CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 1100
METRES RISING TO 2000 METRES IN THE MORNING. HIGH 7.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING THEN A
MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. SNOW LEVEL 1000 METRES. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H
BECOMING LIGHT THIS MORNING. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..BECOMING CLOUDY THIS EVENING THEN RAIN EXCEPT SNOW OVER
HIGHER TERRAIN. RAINFALL AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 10 CM
OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. SNOW LEVEL AT VALLEY BOTTOM. LOW PLUS 1.
WEDNESDAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 20 TO 30 MM. SNOW LEVEL 1100
METRES RISING TO 1500 METRES IN THE MORNING. HIGH 7.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS MORNING.
HIGH 6. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. RAIN OR WET SNOW BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING. SNOW
OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. RAINFALL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM EXCEPT SNOWFALL
AMOUNT 10 CM OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. LOW PLUS 2.
WEDNESDAY..RAIN. AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM. SNOW LEVEL 1100 METRES RISING TO
2000 METRES IN THE MORNING. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40.
HIGH 7.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..CLOUDY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD THIS MORNING. 60
PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS THIS MORNING.
TEMPERATURE FALLING TO PLUS 5 THIS MORNING THEN RISING. UV INDEX 1
OR LOW.
TONIGHT..BECOMING CLOUDY THIS EVENING. RAIN OR WET SNOW BEGINNING
LATE THIS EVENING. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW
PLUS 2.
WEDNESDAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM. SNOW LEVEL 1100
METRES RISING TO 2000 METRES IN THE MORNING. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H.
HIGH 8.
EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.
TODAY..CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING.
CLEARING NEAR NOON. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT NEAR NOON.
TEMPERATURE FALLING TO PLUS 4 THIS AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES
OVERNIGHT. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 2. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 6.
WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES CHANGING TO
60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING
SOUTH 20 KM/H IN THE MORNING. HIGH 7.
EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.
TODAY..CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING.
CLEARING THIS MORNING. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS MORNING. WIND
SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT NEAR NOON. TEMPERATURE FALLING TO
PLUS 3 THIS MORNING THEN RISING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES
OVERNIGHT. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 6
OVERNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES CHANGING TO
60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING
SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE MORNING. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 1 OR
LOW.
ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..CLOUDY WITH 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING.
CLEARING NEAR NOON. WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. TEMPERATURE
FALLING TO MINUS 1 THIS AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. PERIODS OF SNOW BEGINNING AFTER
MIDNIGHT. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO
50 BEFORE MORNING. LOW MINUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 4 THIS EVENING.
WEDNESDAY..PERIODS OF WET SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING. RAINFALL AMOUNT 10 MM NEAR FERNIE. WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H
GUSTING TO 60. HIGH 7.
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