414  
FPCN15 CWVR 232145  
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY  
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MDT SATURDAY 23 MAY 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..PARTLY CLOUDY. CLEARING AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WEST 20 KM/H  
BECOMING NORTH 20 GUSTING TO 40 THIS EVENING THEN LIGHT NEAR  
MIDNIGHT. LOW 9.  
SUNDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN THE MORNING. WIND  
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 26. UV  
INDEX 6 OR HIGH.  
SUNDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40  
BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW 11.  
 
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING  
AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLEARING BEFORE MORNING. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM  
THIS EVENING. LOW 8.  
SUNDAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS IN THE MORNING. HIGH 20. UV INDEX 5 OR  
MODERATE.  
SUNDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 9.  
 
WEST KOOTENAY.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING  
WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. CLEARING BEFORE MORNING. WIND SOUTHWEST  
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 8.  
SUNDAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 NEAR NOON. HIGH 26. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.  
SUNDAY NIGHT..CLEARING LATE IN THE EVENING. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H  
GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW 8.  
 
KOOTENAY LAKE.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING. 30  
PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
CLEARING BEFORE MORNING. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM THIS EVENING. WIND  
SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 11.  
SUNDAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 23. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.  
SUNDAY NIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40  
BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW 12.  
 
EAST KOOTENAY.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. CLEARING  
BEFORE MORNING. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTHWEST  
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 9.  
SUNDAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H IN THE  
MORNING THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 IN THE AFTERNOON.  
HIGH 24. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.  
SUNDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. CLEARING NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST  
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW 11.  
 
ELK VALLEY.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING  
WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40  
BECOMING LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 5.  
SUNDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN THE MORNING. WIND  
BECOMING SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 NEAR NOON. HIGH 22. UV INDEX 6  
OR HIGH.  
SUNDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. CLEARING NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTH  
30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW 7.  
 
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