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FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MST THURSDAY 12 FEBRUARY 2026 FOR
TODAY AND FRIDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 4:00 P.M. MST.
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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..CLEARING. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. INCREASING CLOUDINESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. FOG PATCHES
DEVELOPING THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 3.
FRIDAY..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN OR LIGHT WET SNOW IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGH PLUS 4.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..CLEARING. HIGH 6.
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. INCREASING CLOUDINESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW
MINUS 1.
FRIDAY..CLOUDY. PERIODS OF LIGHT WET SNOW OR RAIN BEGINNING LATE IN
THE MORNING THEN CHANGING TO PERIODS OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW
LEVEL RISING TO 900 METRES IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PLUS 4.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..CLEARING. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING NEAR NOON. HIGH 6. UV
INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. INCREASING CLOUDINESS BEFORE MORNING. FOG
PATCHES OVERNIGHT. LOW MINUS 1.
FRIDAY..CLOUDY. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL
1000 METRES. HIGH PLUS 4.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..CLEARING. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. INCREASING CLOUDINESS BEFORE MORNING. LOW
MINUS 2.
FRIDAY..CLOUDY. A FEW WET FLURRIES AND RAIN SHOWERS BEGINNING LATE IN
THE MORNING THEN CHANGING TO A FEW RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. 60
PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS IN THE MORNING.
SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 900 METRES IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PLUS 5. UV
INDEX 1 OR LOW.
EAST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..CLEARING. HIGH PLUS 4.
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. INCREASING CLOUDINESS BEFORE MORNING. WIND UP
TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 5. WIND CHILL MINUS 7 OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY..OVERCAST. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH PLUS 3. WIND CHILL MINUS 7
IN THE MORNING.
ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. CLEARING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SOUTH
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH PLUS 4. WIND CHILL MINUS 9 THIS MORNING.
UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. INCREASING CLOUDINESS BEFORE MORNING. WIND
SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW
MINUS 5.
FRIDAY..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH PLUS 3.
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