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FPCN15 CWVR 162145
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MDT SATURDAY 16 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..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING LATE THIS EVENING THEN PARTLY CLOUDY.
RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS EVENING. LOCAL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM.
SNOW LEVEL 1400 METRES. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 1
WITH PATCHY FROST.
SUNDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE RIDGES LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING
NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 19. UV
INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
SUNDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY
IN THE EVENING. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE RIDGES EARLY IN THE
EVENING. CLEARING IN THE EVENING. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO
40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW PLUS 1.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TONIGHT..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING LATE THIS EVENING THEN CLEARING. RISK
OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING
OVERNIGHT. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW
PLUS 3 WITH RISK OF FROST.
SUNDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE RIDGES IN THE AFTERNOON.
FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 18. UV INDEX 5 OR
MODERATE.
SUNDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN
THE EVENING. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE RIDGES EARLY IN THE
EVENING. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE
EVENING. LOW PLUS 3.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..SHOWERS ENDING LATE THIS EVENING THEN CLEARING. RISK OF
THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. LOCAL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. SNOW LEVEL 1400
METRES. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING
TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 3 WITH RISK OF FROST.
SUNDAY..SUNNY IN THE MORNING AND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON THEN A MIX OF
SUN AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN
THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGH 19. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
SUNDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN
THE EVENING WITH RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING
TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW PLUS 4.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TONIGHT..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN CLEARING. RISK OF A
THUNDERSTORM THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVEL 1400 METRES. FOG PATCHES
DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING
LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 4 WITH RISK OF FROST.
SUNDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN
THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGH 17. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
SUNDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING. CLEARING OVERNIGHT. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY IN THE
EVENING. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT NEAR
MIDNIGHT. LOW 6.
EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.
TONIGHT..SHOWERS ENDING LATE THIS EVENING THEN MAINLY CLOUDY. RISK OF
A THUNDERSTORM THIS EVENING. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. WIND
NORTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 2 WITH PATCHY
FROST.
SUNDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE RIDGES LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. FOG PATCHES
DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO
40 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
SUNDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE RIDGES EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CLEARING BEFORE MORNING. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW ZERO.
EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING AND
AFTER MIDNIGHT AND RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. CLEARING BEFORE MORNING.
FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
BECOMING NORTH 20 GUSTING TO 40 EARLY THIS EVENING THEN LIGHT NEAR
MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 3 WITH RISK OF FROST.
SUNDAY..SUNNY IN THE MORNING AND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON THEN A MIX OF
SUN AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE RIDGES LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING
NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 15. UV INDEX 5 OR
MODERATE.
SUNDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN
THE EVENING. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE RIDGES EARLY IN THE
EVENING. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 3.
ELK VALLEY.
TONIGHT..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING OVERNIGHT THEN CLEARING. WET FLURRIES
OVER HIGHER TERRAIN THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNT
4 CM OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. WIND
SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 1
WITH PATCHY FROST.
SUNDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. INCREASING CLOUDINESS LATE IN THE MORNING THEN
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. FOG PATCHES
DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. WIND NORTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50.
HIGH 11. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
SUNDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
EVENING. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 2.
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