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FPCN15 CWVR 292145
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MDT SUNDAY 29 MARCH 2026 FOR TONIGHT
MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MDT MONDAY.
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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. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY THIS
EVENING THEN 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES LATE THIS EVENING AND
AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLEARING BEFORE MORNING. SNOW LEVEL 1100 METRES
LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 THIS EVENING THEN
LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 3. WIND CHILL MINUS 8 OVERNIGHT.
MONDAY..SUNNY. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE
MORNING. HIGH 10. WIND CHILL MINUS 8 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 3 OR
MODERATE.
MONDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING
LIGHT EARLY IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 4.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TONIGHT..A FEW RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES CHANGING TO FLURRIES THIS
EVENING AND ENDING BEFORE MORNING THEN CLOUDY. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 5 CM.
SNOW LEVEL 1000 METRES LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM THIS EVENING. WIND
NORTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 2.
MONDAY..CLEARING EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING NORTH 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40 IN THE MORNING. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
MONDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT
EARLY IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 4.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY THIS
EVENING. A FEW RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES BEGINNING EARLY THIS EVENING
THEN CHANGING TO A FEW FLURRIES NEAR MIDNIGHT AND ENDING BEFORE
MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM EXCEPT 10 CM OVER NORTHEASTERN
SECTIONS. SNOW LEVEL 1000 METRES LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM THIS
EVENING. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT LATE
THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 2.
MONDAY..SUNNY. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE
MORNING. HIGH 10. WIND CHILL MINUS 6 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 3 OR
MODERATE.
MONDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING
LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 5.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TONIGHT..A FEW RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO PERIODS OF SNOW LATE THIS
EVENING. A FEW FLURRIES OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS THIS EVENING.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM EXCEPT 5 CM OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS. SNOW
LEVEL 1000 METRES LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM THIS EVENING. WIND
SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW
MINUS 1.
MONDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY IN THE
MORNING. CLEARING IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40 IN THE MORNING. HIGH 9. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
MONDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING
LIGHT EARLY IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 4.
EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.
TONIGHT..A FEW RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES CHANGING TO PERIODS OF SNOW
THIS EVENING. LOCAL SNOWFALL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. WIND SOUTHEAST
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 2.
MONDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING.
WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE MORNING.
HIGH 6. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
MONDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING CLEAR IN THE EVENING. WIND
NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW
MINUS 9.
EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY THIS
EVENING. A FEW FLURRIES BEGINNING THIS EVENING. LOCAL SNOWFALL
AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT
THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 1.
MONDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING.
WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H IN THE MORNING. HIGH PLUS 5. UV
INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
MONDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN
THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 8.
ELK VALLEY.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF SNOW. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H
GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 3. WIND CHILL
MINUS 5 OVERNIGHT.
MONDAY..PERIODS OF SNOW. AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND BECOMING NORTH 20 KM/H
NEAR NOON. HIGH PLUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 8 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV
INDEX 2 OR LOW.
MONDAY NIGHT..CLEARING IN THE EVENING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW
MINUS 11. WIND CHILL MINUS 5 IN THE EVENING.
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