896  
FPCN15 CWVR 182145  
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY  
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MDT SATURDAY 18 OCTOBER 2025 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..CLOUDY. PERIODS OF RAIN BEGINNING EARLY THIS EVENING. AMOUNT  
5 TO 10 MM. SNOW LEVEL 1500 METRES RISING TO 2000 METRES THIS  
EVENING. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW  
PLUS 1.  
SUNDAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 10. UV  
INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
SUNDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
EVENING. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H  
BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE EVENING. LOW PLUS 1.  
 
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.  
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. RAIN BEGINNING EARLY THIS EVENING. AMOUNT 5 TO  
10 MM. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW  
PLUS 4.  
SUNDAY..RAIN. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING  
SOUTH 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
SUNDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A  
THUNDERSTORM EARLY IN THE EVENING. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT  
EARLY IN THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 5.  
 
WEST KOOTENAY.  
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. RAIN BEGINNING EARLY THIS EVENING. AMOUNT 5 TO  
10 MM. SNOW LEVEL 1500 METRES RISING TO 1800 METRES NEAR MIDNIGHT.  
WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING.  
LOW PLUS 4.  
SUNDAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
SUNDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
EVENING. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY IN THE EVENING. FOG PATCHES  
DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT IN THE  
EVENING. LOW PLUS 1.  
 
KOOTENAY LAKE.  
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. RAIN BEGINNING THIS EVENING. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. SNOW  
LEVEL 1500 METRES. LOW PLUS 5.  
SUNDAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON.  
AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. SNOW LEVEL LOWERING TO 1500 METRES NEAR NOON.  
HIGH 10. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
SUNDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK  
OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY IN THE EVENING. SNOW LEVEL 1500 METRES. LOW  
PLUS 4.  
 
EAST KOOTENAY.  
TONIGHT..BECOMING CLOUDY THIS EVENING WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS LATER THIS EVENING. SHOWERS BEGINNING NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND  
SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. LOW PLUS 4.  
SUNDAY..SHOWERS ENDING NEAR NOON THEN MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. AMOUNT 5  
TO 10 MM. WIND SOUTHEAST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 2  
OR LOW.  
SUNDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
EVENING. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY IN THE EVENING. WIND SOUTHEAST  
30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW ZERO.  
 
ELK VALLEY.  
TONIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. RAIN BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING.  
WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 4.  
SUNDAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H  
GUSTING TO 50. HIGH 7.  
SUNDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR  
FLURRIES. WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE  
EVENING. LOW PLUS 2.  
 
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