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FPCN15 CWVR 311645
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MDT TUESDAY 31 MARCH 2026 FOR TODAY
AND WEDNESDAY.
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..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 1. WIND CHILL
MINUS 3 OVERNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY..BECOMING CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN PERIODS OF SNOW
CHANGING TO 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 CM. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1300 METRES LATE IN THE
MORNING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH 8. WIND CHILL MINUS 3 IN THE
MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 2. WIND CHILL
MINUS 4 OVERNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES LATE
IN THE MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1200
METRES IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH 7. WIND CHILL
MINUS 4 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW MINUS 1.
WEDNESDAY..BECOMING CLOUDY IN THE MORNING WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF
WET FLURRIES CHANGING TO 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN
THE MORNING. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1200 METRES LATE IN THE MORNING.
HIGH 8. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..CLOUDY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD THIS AFTERNOON.
HIGH 9. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW PLUS 1.
WEDNESDAY..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR WET
FLURRIES. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.
TODAY..CLOUDY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH
PLUS 4. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 5. WIND CHILL
MINUS 7 OVERNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE AFTERNOON. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH 7. WIND CHILL MINUS 7 IN THE
MORNING. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.
TODAY..CLOUDY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD THIS AFTERNOON.
HIGH 7. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 4. WIND CHILL
MINUS 6 OVERNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY..CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES CHANGING TO
40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. WIND UP TO 15
KM/H. HIGH 6. WIND CHILL MINUS 6 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO
40 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING
LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 7.
WEDNESDAY..BECOMING CLOUDY IN THE MORNING WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS OR WET FLURRIES LATE IN THE MORNING AND IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH PLUS 5. UV
INDEX 1 OR LOW.
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