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FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MDT TUESDAY 17 MARCH 2026 FOR TONIGHT
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MDT
WEDNESDAY.
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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..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER EASTERN SECTIONS.
WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 5.
WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 16. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT.
WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE EVENING.
LOW 8.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TONIGHT..RAIN. AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM EXCEPT 20 MM OVER EASTERN SECTIONS.
WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURE STEADY
NEAR PLUS 3.
WEDNESDAY..RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H NEAR
NOON. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..SHOWERS. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM EXCEPT 20 MM OVER EASTERN
SECTIONS. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR 6.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM EXCEPT 15 MM OVER EASTERN
SECTIONS. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING.
TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR 7.
WEDNESDAY..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
PERIODS OF RAIN OVER EASTERN SECTIONS IN THE MORNING. AMOUNT 10 MM
OVER EASTERN SECTIONS. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
NEAR NOON. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING. PERIODS OF RAIN OVER EASTERN SECTIONS OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTH
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW 7.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TONIGHT..RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM EXCEPT 20 MM OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS.
WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURE
STEADY NEAR 7.
WEDNESDAY..RAIN ENDING IN THE AFTERNOON THEN CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 13. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
EVENING. SHOWERS BEGINNING IN THE EVENING. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM EXCEPT
15 MM OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW 8.
EAST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS CHANGING TO 70 PERCENT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW 7.
WEDNESDAY..CLOUDY. 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS CHANGING TO
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS NEAR NOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 13. UV INDEX 3 OR
MODERATE.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING
LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW 8.
ELK VALLEY.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H
GUSTING TO 60. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR 7.
WEDNESDAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM EXCEPT 15 MM NEAR
FERNIE. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 1 OR
LOW.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR 8.
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