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FPCN15 CWVR 132146
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MDT WEDNESDAY 13 MAY 2026 FOR TONIGHT
THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MDT THURSDAY.
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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..SHOWERS ENDING LATE THIS EVENING THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. RISK OF
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40 EXCEPT GUSTING TO 60 NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS
EVENING. WIND BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 7.
THURSDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 17. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
THURSDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING. CLEARING OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
BECOMING LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 5.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TONIGHT..SHOWERS ENDING OVERNIGHT THEN CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. AMOUNT 10 TO
15 MM. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 EXCEPT GUSTING TO 60
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND BECOMING LIGHT THIS
EVENING. LOW 9.
THURSDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
HIGH 15. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
THURSDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 8.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..SHOWERS ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN MAINLY CLOUDY. RISK OF A
THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND SOUTHEAST
30 KM/H GUSTING TO 70 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 7.
THURSDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 16. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
THURSDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. LOW 8.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TONIGHT..SHOWERS ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN CLOUDY. RISK OF A
THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND SOUTHWEST
30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 10.
THURSDAY..CLOUDY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD NEAR NOON. WIND
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 16.
UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
THURSDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER SOUTHERN
SECTIONS. CLEARING BEFORE MORNING. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO
40 BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE EVENING. LOW 9.
EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING. RISK OF A
THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO
40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 8.
THURSDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. HIGH 14. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
THURSDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW PLUS 4.
EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.
TONIGHT..SHOWERS ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN CLOUDY. RISK OF A
THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 60
BECOMING LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW 9.
THURSDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H
GUSTING TO 50 IN THE MORNING. HIGH 15. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
THURSDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTHWEST
30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW 7.
ELK VALLEY.
TONIGHT..SHOWERS. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. LOCAL
AMOUNT 15 MM NEAR FERNIE. WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 60. LOW 7.
THURSDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 6
OR HIGH.
THURSDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING
LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 5.
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