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FPCN15 CWVR 282146
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MDT SATURDAY 28 MARCH 2026 FOR
TONIGHT SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MDT SUNDAY.
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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. CLEARING NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW ZERO.
SUNDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. INCREASING CLOUDINESS LATE IN THE MORNING THEN
40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 1100
METRES. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON.
HIGH 11. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
SUNDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY
IN THE EVENING THEN 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES LATE IN THE
EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLEARING BEFORE MORNING. SNOW LEVEL 1100
METRES LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM IN THE EVENING. WIND SOUTHWEST
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 IN THE
EVENING THEN LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 1.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL 1200
METRES LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM AFTER MIDNIGHT. FOG PATCHES
DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. LOW ZERO.
SUNDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES IN THE
MORNING THEN 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS NEAR NOON. A FEW RAIN
SHOWERS BEGINNING EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1000
METRES LATE IN THE MORNING. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING.
WIND BECOMING NORTH 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 3 OR
MODERATE.
SUNDAY NIGHT..A FEW RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES ENDING IN THE EVENING
THEN CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H
BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 1.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS
EVENING. CLEARING BEFORE MORNING. SNOW LEVEL 1500 METRES LOWERING TO
1000 METRES THIS EVENING. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT
EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 1.
SUNDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. INCREASING CLOUDINESS IN THE MORNING THEN
40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 1000
METRES. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON.
HIGH 12. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
SUNDAY NIGHT..A FEW RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES CHANGING TO A FEW
FLURRIES NEAR MIDNIGHT AND ENDING OVERNIGHT THEN CLEARING. SNOWFALL
AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. SNOW LEVEL 1000 METRES LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM
IN THE EVENING. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT
NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW ZERO.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN
SECTIONS EARLY THIS EVENING. LOCAL AMOUNT 2 CM OVER NORTHERN
SECTIONS. LOW PLUS 2.
SUNDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
FLURRIES OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS IN THE MORNING. SNOW LEVEL 1000
METRES. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON.
HIGH 11. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
SUNDAY NIGHT..A FEW RAIN SHOWERS OR WET FLURRIES CHANGING TO A FEW
FLURRIES NEAR MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM EXCEPT 5 CM OVER
NORTHERN SECTIONS. SNOW LEVEL 1000 METRES LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM
IN THE EVENING. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT
IN THE EVENING. LOW ZERO.
EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THIS
EVENING. A FEW RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING
THEN CHANGING TO A FEW FLURRIES AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOCAL SNOWFALL
AMOUNT 2 CM. LOW MINUS 1.
SUNDAY..A FEW FLURRIES CHANGING TO A FEW RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE
MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON.
HIGH 8. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
SUNDAY NIGHT..PERIODS OF SNOW ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN CLOUDY WITH
40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. LOCAL AMOUNT 5 CM. WIND SOUTHEAST
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 2.
EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS
EVENING. LOW MINUS 1.
SUNDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON.
HIGH 8. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
SUNDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
EVENING. A FEW FLURRIES BEGINNING IN THE EVENING. SNOWFALL AMOUNT
5 CM EXCEPT 10 CM OVER SOUTHWESTERN SECTIONS. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 2.
ELK VALLEY.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS
LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 1. WIND CHILL MINUS 6
OVERNIGHT.
SUNDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES
IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 IN THE
MORNING. HIGH 6. WIND CHILL MINUS 9 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 3 OR
MODERATE.
SUNDAY NIGHT..A FEW RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES CHANGING TO SNOW IN THE
EVENING. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO
50 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 3. WIND CHILL MINUS 5
OVERNIGHT.
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