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FPCN15 CWVR 251745
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MST WEDNESDAY 25 FEBRUARY 2026 FOR
TODAY AND THURSDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 4:00 P.M. MST.
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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..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL NEAR VALLEY BOTTOM. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40. HIGH PLUS 5. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING.
SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1200 METRES THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTHWEST
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. LOW PLUS 1.
THURSDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 900 METRES RISING TO 1300 METRES IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 2
OR LOW.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF RAIN BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL
RISING TO 1000 METRES THIS AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PLUS 4. UV INDEX 1
OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN CHANGING TO PERIODS OF WET SNOW OR RAIN THIS
EVENING. RAINFALL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. LOCAL SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 CM.
SNOW LEVEL 1000 METRES LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM THIS EVENING. WIND
SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. LOW PLUS 1.
THURSDAY..PERIODS OF WET SNOW OR RAIN CHANGING TO PERIODS OF RAIN IN
THE MORNING. RAINFALL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1100
METRES IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50
IN THE MORNING. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES NEAR NOON THEN
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 900 METRES
THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 1
OR LOW.
TONIGHT..A FEW RAIN SHOWERS ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN CLOUDY WITH
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR WET FLURRIES. SNOW LEVEL 900
METRES LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40. LOW PLUS 3.
THURSDAY..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR WET FLURRIES
IN THE MORNING. A FEW RAIN SHOWERS BEGINNING LATE IN THE MORNING.
RAINFALL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1100 METRES IN THE
MORNING. WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 1 OR
LOW.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW
LEVEL 1000 METRES. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PLUS 5. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THIS EVENING THEN
60 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL 1000 METRES
LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40. LOW PLUS 2.
THURSDAY..CLOUDY. 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES CHANGING TO
70 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SNOW LEVEL RISING
TO 1100 METRES LATE IN THE MORNING. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING
TO 60. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
EAST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS.
WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH
PLUS 3. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS
THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. LOW ZERO.
THURSDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OR RAIN
SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H
GUSTING TO 50. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..CLOUDY. PERIODS OF WET SNOW MIXED WITH SNOW BEGINNING THIS
AFTERNOON. LOCAL AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH
PLUS 2. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF WET SNOW MIXED WITH SNOW CHANGING TO SNOW THIS
EVENING. AMOUNT 2 CM EXCEPT 5 CM NEAR FERNIE. WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H
GUSTING TO 50. LOW PLUS 1.
THURSDAY..PERIODS OF SNOW AND LOCAL BLOWING SNOW CHANGING TO PERIODS
OF WET SNOW MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE MORNING. AMOUNT 5 CM EXCEPT 10 CM
NEAR FERNIE. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 INCREASING TO 60
GUSTING TO 80 IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 3. UV
INDEX 1 OR LOW.
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