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FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MDT MONDAY 26 OCTOBER 2026 FOR TODAY
AND TUESDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 4:00 P.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..CLOUDY. PERIODS OF RAIN BEGINNING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. AMOUNT
5 TO 10 MM. SNOW LEVEL 1500 METRES. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING THIS EVENING THEN CLOUDY WITH
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS CHANGING TO 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS BEFORE MORNING. SNOW LEVEL 1600 METRES. LOW PLUS 3.
TUESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL
1600 METRES. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HIGH 8. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..CLOUDY. 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
HIGH 9. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOW PLUS 5.
TUESDAY..CLOUDY WITH 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 1
OR LOW.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..CLOUDY. 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW
LEVEL 1600 METRES. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 1500
METRES. LOW 6.
TUESDAY..CLOUDY WITH 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 1500
METRES. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR 7. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 1500 METRES. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS CHANGING TO 70 PERCENT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVEL 1500 METRES. LOW PLUS 5.
TUESDAY..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 1500
METRES. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS AFTERNOON. WIND
BECOMING NORTH 20 KM/H THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PLUS 4. UV INDEX 1 OR
LOW.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. WIND
NORTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 1.
TUESDAY..CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES CHANGING TO 40 PERCENT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING NORTH
20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH
PLUS 5. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET SNOW OR RAIN SHOWERS
OVERNIGHT. LOW PLUS 1.
TUESDAY..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET SNOW OR RAIN SHOWERS
CHANGING TO 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WIND
BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 6. UV
INDEX 1 OR LOW.
ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. A FEW FLURRIES BEGINNING BEFORE MORNING. WIND UP TO
15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 3. WIND CHILL MINUS 5 OVERNIGHT.
TUESDAY..A FEW FLURRIES CHANGING TO A FEW RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE
MORNING. LOCAL SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PLUS 5. WIND
CHILL MINUS 5 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
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