918
FPCN15 CWVR 081045
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. MDT THURSDAY 8 OCTOBER 2026 FOR TODAY
AND FRIDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 11:00 A.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..MAINLY SUNNY. FOG PATCHES EARLY THIS MORNING. HIGH 21. UV
INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 5.
FRIDAY..CLOUDY. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H IN THE MORNING THEN SOUTHWEST 30 GUSTING
TO 50 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 16. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS MORNING.
HIGH 16. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. INCREASING CLOUDINESS BEFORE MORNING. LOW 6.
FRIDAY..CLOUDY. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING
SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE MORNING. HIGH 13. UV INDEX 1 OR
LOW.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..MAINLY SUNNY. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS MORNING. HIGH 21.
UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS THIS EVENING. LOW 7.
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING NEAR NOON. WIND
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 NEAR NOON. HIGH 17. UV
INDEX 2 OR LOW.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..MAINLY SUNNY. HIGH 20. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. LOW 8.
FRIDAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING NEAR NOON.
WIND BECOMING SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 IN THE MORNING. HIGH 18.
UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
EAST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..MAINLY SUNNY. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. HIGH 20. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING.
LOW 7.
FRIDAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 IN THE
MORNING. HIGH 20. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..MAINLY SUNNY. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR
NOON. HIGH 20. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. LOW PLUS 5.
FRIDAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING LATE IN THE
MORNING. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH 18. UV INDEX 1
OR LOW.
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