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FPCN15 CWVR 122149
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MDT THURSDAY 12 MARCH 2026 FOR
TONIGHT FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MDT FRIDAY.
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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..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVEL NEAR VALLEY
BOTTOM. WIND WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS
EVENING. LOW MINUS 2.
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING.
WIND BECOMING WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH PLUS 4. UV
INDEX 2 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..CLEARING NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW
MINUS 9. WIND CHILL MINUS 12 OVERNIGHT.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TONIGHT..A FEW RAIN SHOWERS ENDING EARLY THIS EVENING THEN MAINLY
CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 1.
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING.
HIGH PLUS 5. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW MINUS 2.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 1.
FRIDAY..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING. WIND
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 6. UV
INDEX 2 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..CLEARING NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 3.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY THIS
EVENING. SNOW BEGINNING THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 CM. SNOW
LEVEL NEAR VALLEY BOTTOM. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 1.
FRIDAY..SNOW ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1000 METRES NEAR NOON. WIND
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 7. UV
INDEX 1 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..OVERCAST. LOW ZERO.
EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND UP TO 15
KM/H. LOW MINUS 8. WIND CHILL MINUS 5 THIS EVENING.
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. HIGH
MINUS 3. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 9.
WIND CHILL MINUS 7 IN THE EVENING.
EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES
CHANGING TO 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES THIS EVENING. WIND WEST
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 4.
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING
THEN 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH PLUS 3.
WIND CHILL MINUS 5 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING THEN 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. WIND UP TO 15
KM/H. LOW MINUS 4. WIND CHILL MINUS 6 OVERNIGHT.
ELK VALLEY.
TONIGHT..SNOW. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT
EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 4.
FRIDAY..PERIODS OF SNOW. AMOUNT 5 CM. HIGH PLUS 1. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..PERIODS OF SNOW. LOW MINUS 4.
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