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FPCN15 CWVR 171045
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. MDT SATURDAY 17 OCTOBER 2026 FOR
TODAY AND SUNDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 11:00 A.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..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 50 THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 17. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLEARING THIS EVENING. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 50
BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 3.
SUNDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN THE AFTERNOON.
HIGH 14. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING AND
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS MORNING. HIGH 13.
UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING CLEAR THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 5.
SUNDAY..PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING SUNNY IN THE MORNING. HIGH 11. UV
INDEX 2 OR LOW.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 50
LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 17. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT
THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 3.
SUNDAY..SUNNY. HIGH 14. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER
NORTHERN SECTIONS THIS AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING
TO 40 THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 16. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT
THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 4.
SUNDAY..SUNNY. HIGH 14. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.
TODAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD THIS MORNING. WIND
BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS MORNING THEN NORTHWEST
30 GUSTING TO 50 THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 15. WIND CHILL MINUS 7 THIS
MORNING. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING
LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 4.
SUNDAY..SUNNY. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.
TODAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD THIS MORNING. WIND
BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS MORNING THEN NORTHWEST
40 GUSTING TO 60 THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 16. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. WIND NORTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 BECOMING
LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW ZERO.
SUNDAY..SUNNY. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..SUNNY. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THEN
INCREASING TO 40 GUSTING TO 60 NEAR NOON. HIGH 15. UV INDEX 2 OR
LOW.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT LATE
THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 3.
SUNDAY..SUNNY. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGH 13. WIND CHILL MINUS 7 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 2 OR
LOW.
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