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FPCN15 CWVR 222156
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MDT SATURDAY 22 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..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR
THUNDERSTORMS. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 50
EXCEPT GUSTING TO 70 NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND
BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 THIS EVENING THEN LIGHT OVERNIGHT. LOW 15.
SUNDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR
THUNDERSTORMS. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING
TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 24. HUMIDEX 25. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
SUNDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND SOUTHWEST 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 OR THUNDERSTORMS.
LOCAL SMOKE. WIND LIGHT EXCEPT GUSTING TO 80 KM/H NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW 16.
SUNDAY..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.
LOCAL SMOKE. HIGH 20. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
SUNDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
EVENING THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY IN THE
EVENING. LOCAL SMOKE. LOW 12.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND RISK OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 EXCEPT GUSTING TO 80 NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 THIS
EVENING. LOW 16.
SUNDAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. SHOWERS WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS
BEGINNING IN THE MORNING. LOCAL AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM. LOCAL SMOKE.
WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 EXCEPT GUSTING TO 60
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 22. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
SUNDAY NIGHT..SHOWERS WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ENDING IN THE EVENING
THEN CLEARING. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
EXCEPT GUSTING TO 60 NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. WIND
BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW 12.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND RISK OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND LIGHT EXCEPT GUSTING TO 70 KM/H
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND BECOMING NORTH 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40 EARLY THIS EVENING THEN LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW 17.
SUNDAY..SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH
60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
LOCAL SMOKE IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO
40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 23. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
SUNDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. CLEARING IN THE EVENING. LOCAL
SMOKE. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE
EVENING. LOW 12.
EAST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE RIDGES EARLY THIS EVENING. RISK OF A
THUNDERSTORM. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H EXCEPT GUSTING TO
70 NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND BECOMING LIGHT NEAR
MIDNIGHT. LOW 16.
SUNDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL SMOKE IN THE MORNING.
WIND BECOMING SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 NEAR NOON. HIGH 24. UV
INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
SUNDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY
IN THE EVENING AND RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. CLEARING IN THE EVENING.
LOCAL SMOKE. WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 BECOMING LIGHT NEAR
MIDNIGHT. LOW 10.
ELK VALLEY.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND RISK OF
A THUNDERSTORM. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 14.
SUNDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. INCREASING CLOUDINESS NEAR NOON THEN 60 PERCENT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE
AFTERNOON. LOCAL SMOKE IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 30 KM/H
GUSTING TO 60 NEAR NOON. HIGH 21. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
SUNDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. HAZY. WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 BECOMING
LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW 9.
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