916
FPCN15 CWVR 131045
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. MDT MONDAY 13 APRIL 2026 FOR TODAY
AND TUESDAY.
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..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON
WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS MORNING.
WIND BECOMING WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 17. UV
INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
EVENING. WIND WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS
EVENING. LOW PLUS 4.
TUESDAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. PERIODS OF RAIN BEGINNING NEAR NOON.
SNOW LEVEL 1500 METRES. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 50
NEAR NOON. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A
THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING EARLY THIS
MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH 14. UV INDEX 3
OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
EVENING. LOW PLUS 4.
TUESDAY..CLOUDY. PERIODS OF RAIN BEGINNING IN THE MORNING. AMOUNT 5
TO 10 MM. SNOW LEVEL 1200 METRES RISING TO 1500 METRES IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON.
HIGH 8. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING.
A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING NEAR NOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM THIS
AFTERNOON. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS MORNING. WIND BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 16. UV INDEX 3
OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING AND
AFTER MIDNIGHT. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. FOG
PATCHES DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO
40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 6.
TUESDAY..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING AND
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN BEGINNING IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL
1500 METRES. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING
SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 NEAR NOON. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 3 OR
MODERATE.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS
MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH 15. UV
INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN MAINLY CLOUDY WITH
40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS
EVENING. LOCAL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. SNOW LEVEL LOWERING TO 1500 METRES
BEFORE MORNING. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING.
LOW PLUS 4.
TUESDAY..CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. A FEW
SHOWERS BEGINNING LATE IN THE MORNING. LOCAL AMOUNT 10 MM OVER
NORTHERN SECTIONS. SNOW LEVEL 1500 METRES. WIND BECOMING SOUTH
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
EAST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON
WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS MORNING.
WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 14. UV
INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A
THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO
40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 5.
TUESDAY..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 IN THE MORNING. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 3
OR MODERATE.
ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS CHANGING TO
70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM
LATE THIS AFTERNOON. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS MORNING. WIND
SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A
THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO
40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 4.
TUESDAY..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE STEADY
NEAR 6. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
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