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FPCN15 CWVR 231045
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. MDT FRIDAY 23 OCTOBER 2026 FOR TODAY
AND SATURDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 11:00 A.M. MDT.
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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 THIS MORNING. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 50.
HIGH 14. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. LOW ZERO.
SATURDAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS IN THE MORNING. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 2 OR
LOW.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING.
CLEARING THIS MORNING. WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50.
HIGH 11. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. INCREASING CLOUDINESS BEFORE MORNING. WIND NORTHWEST
30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 1.
SATURDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN
SECTIONS IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING
TO 40 LATE IN THE MORNING. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
MORNING. CLEARING THIS MORNING. WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO
50. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT.
LOW ZERO.
SATURDAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 2 OR
LOW.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING THIS MORNING THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD.
WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 14. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. LOW PLUS 2.
SATURDAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS EARLY IN THE MORNING. HIGH 10. UV
INDEX 2 OR LOW.
EAST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING NEAR NOON THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD.
WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT.
LOW MINUS 3. WIND CHILL MINUS 5 OVERNIGHT.
SATURDAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTH
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 7. WIND CHILL MINUS 5 IN THE
MORNING. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING NEAR NOON THEN MAINLY CLOUDY WITH
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. CLEARING THIS AFTERNOON. AMOUNT 5 TO
10 MM. WIND NORTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH 9. UV INDEX 2 OR
LOW.
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 4. WIND CHILL
MINUS 9 OVERNIGHT.
SATURDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. INCREASING CLOUDINESS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 NEAR NOON. HIGH 6. UV
INDEX 2 OR LOW.
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