874  
FPCN15 CWVR 191413 AAA  
UPDATED FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA  
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 8:12 A.M. MDT THURSDAY 19 MARCH 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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WEST KOOTENAY.  
TODAY..CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. PERIODS  
OF RAIN OVER EASTERN SECTIONS THIS MORNING. AMOUNT 10 MM OVER  
EASTERN SECTIONS. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS MORNING. WIND SOUTH  
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 14. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.  
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 10 MM OVER EASTERN SECTIONS. WIND  
SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. LOW 10.  
FRIDAY..RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO  
50. HIGH 16. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
 
REMAINDER UNCHANGED.  
 
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