621
FPCN15 CWVR 222153
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MDT WEDNESDAY 22 APRIL 2026 FOR
TONIGHT THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MDT THURSDAY.
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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..CLEARING EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING
TO 50. LOW PLUS 4.
THURSDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO
50. HIGH 15. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
THURSDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING. SNOW LEVEL 1000 METRES. WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO
50. LOW PLUS 2.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. SNOW
LEVEL 1000 METRES. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. LOW PLUS 4.
THURSDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
CHANGING TO 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS NEAR NOON. SNOW LEVEL 900
METRES. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 4 OR
MODERATE.
THURSDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLEARING BEFORE MORNING. SNOW LEVEL
900 METRES LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND NORTHWEST
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. LOW PLUS 1.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THIS EVENING. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL 1000 METRES. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40. LOW 6.
THURSDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. INCREASING CLOUDINESS NEAR NOON THEN
40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS
OVER EASTERN SECTIONS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 900 METRES.
WIND NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 15. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
THURSDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER EASTERN
SECTIONS EARLY IN THE EVENING. CLEARING BEFORE MORNING. SNOW LEVEL
900 METRES. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. LOW PLUS 5.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THIS EVENING. 30 PERCENT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS OVERNIGHT. WIND NORTHWEST
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. LOW PLUS 5.
THURSDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A
THUNDERSTORM LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 900 METRES. WIND
NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
THURSDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE EVENING. CLEARING OVERNIGHT. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY IN THE
EVENING. SNOW LEVEL NEAR VALLEY BOTTOM. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H. LOW
PLUS 2.
EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS BEGINNING NEAR MIDNIGHT. AMOUNT 5 TO
10 MM. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. LOW ZERO.
THURSDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON
WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND NORTH
30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
THURSDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR
FLURRIES EARLY IN THE EVENING AND RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. CLEARING
LATE IN THE EVENING. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H. LOW MINUS 4. WIND CHILL
MINUS 10 OVERNIGHT.
EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.
TONIGHT..SHOWERS. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND
NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. LOW PLUS 3.
THURSDAY..RAIN SHOWERS ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN CLOUDY WITH
60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES. RISK OF A
THUNDERSTORM LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WET FLURRIES NEAR KIMBERLEY
EARLY IN THE MORNING. LOCAL RAINFALL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND NORTH
30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH 9. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
THURSDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR
FLURRIES IN THE EVENING. CLEARING OVERNIGHT. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM
EARLY IN THE EVENING. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H. LOW MINUS 3. WIND CHILL
MINUS 9 OVERNIGHT.
ELK VALLEY.
TONIGHT..RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO FLURRIES AFTER MIDNIGHT. RISK OF A
THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND NORTH
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. LOW MINUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 8 OVERNIGHT.
THURSDAY..FLURRIES ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT
CHANCE OF FLURRIES. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 6. WIND CHILL MINUS 8 IN THE
MORNING. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
THURSDAY NIGHT..FLURRIES ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN PARTLY CLOUDY.
RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY IN THE EVENING. LOCAL AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM.
WIND NORTH 20 KM/H. LOW MINUS 7. WIND CHILL MINUS 14 OVERNIGHT.
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