434  
FPCN15 CWVR 012145  
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY  
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MDT SATURDAY 1 AUGUST 2026 FOR  
TONIGHT SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.  
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MDT SUNDAY.  
 
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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..WIDESPREAD SMOKE. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 70  
BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 THIS EVENING THEN LIGHT BEFORE  
MORNING. LOW 12.  
SUNDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD NEAR NOON. LOCAL  
SMOKE. WIND BECOMING WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 24.  
UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.  
SUNDAY NIGHT..CLEARING LATE IN THE EVENING. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND WEST  
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW 11.  
 
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.  
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING AND  
RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. CLEARING OVERNIGHT. WIDESPREAD SMOKE. WIND  
SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT.  
LOW 12.  
SUNDAY..SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH  
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND  
BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 20. UV INDEX 6 OR  
HIGH.  
SUNDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN  
THE EVENING. CLEARING OVERNIGHT. WIDESPREAD SMOKE. WIND NORTHWEST  
20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW 9.  
 
WEST KOOTENAY.  
TONIGHT..WIDESPREAD SMOKE. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 60  
BECOMING LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW 12.  
SUNDAY..SUNNY IN THE MORNING AND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON THEN A MIX OF  
SUN AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO  
40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 25. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.  
SUNDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY  
IN THE EVENING. CLEARING IN THE EVENING. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND NORTHWEST  
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW 11.  
 
KOOTENAY LAKE.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING.  
RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS THIS EVENING. CLEARING  
BEFORE MORNING. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 60  
BECOMING LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW 14.  
SUNDAY..SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH  
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND  
BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 LATE IN THE MORNING.  
HIGH 24. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.  
SUNDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY  
IN THE EVENING. CLEARING IN THE EVENING. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND NORTHWEST  
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW 13.  
 
EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.  
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS  
EVENING THEN 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING AND  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLEARING BEFORE MORNING. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM THIS  
EVENING. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND SOUTHEAST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 70 BECOMING  
NORTHWEST 20 THIS EVENING THEN LIGHT OVERNIGHT. LOW 8.  
SUNDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LOCAL SMOKE. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 LATE IN  
THE MORNING. HIGH 22. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.  
SUNDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. CLEARING BEFORE MORNING. LOCAL SMOKE.  
WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING.  
LOW 8.  
 
EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.  
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND SOUTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO  
70 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 13.  
SUNDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD NEAR NOON. LOCAL  
SMOKE. WIND BECOMING WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE MORNING.  
HIGH 23. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.  
SUNDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING CLEAR IN THE EVENING. LOCAL  
SMOKE. WIND WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE  
EVENING. LOW 10.  
 
ELK VALLEY.  
TONIGHT..CLEAR. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND SOUTH 50 KM/H GUSTING TO 80  
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW 10.  
SUNDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LOCAL SMOKE. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 22. UV  
INDEX 6 OR HIGH.  
SUNDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H  
GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW 7.  
 
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