821
FPCN15 CWVR 072145
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MDT THURSDAY 7 MAY 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..CLEAR. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND WEST
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 10.
FRIDAY..CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND BECOMING EAST 20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 22. UV INDEX 5 OR
MODERATE.
FRIDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
EVENING. CLEARING LATE IN THE EVENING. WIND EAST 20 KM/H BECOMING
LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW 7 EXCEPT PLUS 2 IN LOW LYING AREAS. FROST
IN LOW LYING AREAS.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 5.
FRIDAY..CLOUDY. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK
OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE RIDGES LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 19. UV
INDEX 2 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING IN THE EVENING THEN CLEARING. RISK
OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE RIDGES EARLY IN THE EVENING. LOCAL AMOUNT
5 TO 10 MM. LOW 8.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND NORTH
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 8.
FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING CLOUDY IN THE MORNING. WIND
BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 21. UV
INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
FRIDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
EVENING. CLEARING LATE IN THE EVENING. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO
40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW 9.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE RIDGES EARLY
THIS EVENING. LOW 10.
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN
SECTIONS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H IN
THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 20. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
FRIDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. CLEARING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN
SECTIONS IN THE EVENING. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT IN
THE EVENING. LOW 9.
EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
EVENING THEN CLEAR. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT
THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 1 WITH RISK OF FROST.
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 18. UV
INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
FRIDAY NIGHT..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN CLEARING. FOG
PATCHES DEVELOPING BEFORE MORNING. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT
IN THE EVENING. LOW 6.
EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
EVENING WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40 THEN LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 7.
FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING CLOUDY NEAR NOON WITH
40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 19. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
FRIDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING. CLEARING OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT
IN THE EVENING. LOW 8.
ELK VALLEY.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
EVENING WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO
40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 3.
FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING CLOUDY NEAR NOON WITH
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTH
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 17. UV INDEX 5 OR
MODERATE.
FRIDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
EVENING. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE
EVENING. LOW 7.
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