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FPCN15 CWVR 282258
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MST WEDNESDAY 28 JANUARY 2026 FOR
TONIGHT THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MST THURSDAY.
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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..BECOMING CLOUDY THIS EVENING WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT
SNOW LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. LOW ZERO.
THURSDAY..PERIODS OF SNOW ENDING EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON THEN CLOUDY
WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOCAL SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 CM.
SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 800 METRES IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PLUS 2.
THURSDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. WET SNOW BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT. AMOUNT
2 CM. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 2.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES THIS
EVENING. PERIODS OF SNOW BEGINNING NEAR MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE STEADY
NEAR ZERO.
THURSDAY..PERIODS OF SNOW CHANGING TO PERIODS OF RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON. LOCAL SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 CM. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 800
METRES IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PLUS 2.
THURSDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. WET SNOW BEGINNING OVERNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL
800 METRES LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURE STEADY
NEAR PLUS 1.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES. LOW ZERO.
THURSDAY..PERIODS OF WET SNOW CHANGING TO PERIODS OF RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON. LOCAL SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 CM. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 900
METRES IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PLUS 4.
THURSDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. RAIN
MIXED WITH SNOW BEGINNING BEFORE MORNING. SNOW LEVEL 900 METRES
LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM BEFORE MORNING. LOW PLUS 2.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES CHANGING TO
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES THIS EVENING. LOW ZERO.
THURSDAY..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING
AND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. A FEW RAIN SHOWERS BEGINNING EARLY IN
THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL NEAR VALLEY BOTTOM. HIGH PLUS 3. UV
INDEX 1 OR LOW.
THURSDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
VALLEY BOTTOM. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 2.
EAST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 6. WIND CHILL
MINUS 6 THIS EVENING.
THURSDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH ZERO. WIND CHILL
MINUS 4 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
THURSDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 3. WIND CHILL
MINUS 4 IN THE EVENING.
ELK VALLEY.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY THIS
EVENING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 5. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 9.
THURSDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE IN THE
MORNING THEN 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH PLUS 1. WIND CHILL
MINUS 9 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
THURSDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES
CHANGING TO 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE EVENING. WIND UP TO
15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 1. WIND CHILL MINUS 3 IN THE EVENING.
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