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FPCN15 CWVR 231045
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. MDT THURSDAY 23 JULY 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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BOUNDARY.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING
AND THIS AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIDESPREAD SMOKE.
WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS AFTERNOON.
HIGH 36 EXCEPT 39 OVER WESTERN SECTIONS. HUMIDEX 37 EXCEPT 40 . UV
INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING
AND RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. CLEARING OVERNIGHT. WIDESPREAD SMOKE.
WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING.
LOW 18.
FRIDAY..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 A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 36 EXCEPT 39
OVER WESTERN SECTIONS. HUMIDEX 38 EXCEPT 40 . UV INDEX 8 OR VERY
HIGH.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..CLOUDY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD NEAR NOON WITH
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM
THIS AFTERNOON. LOCAL SMOKE. HIGH 31. HUMIDEX 34. UV INDEX 7 OR
HIGH.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING
AND RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. CLEARING OVERNIGHT. LOCAL SMOKE. LOW 16.
FRIDAY..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 A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL SMOKE. HIGH 31.
HUMIDEX 35. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING
AND THIS AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIDESPREAD SMOKE.
WIND BECOMING WEST 20 KM/H THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 35. HUMIDEX 37. UV
INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A
THUNDERSTORM THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD SMOKE. WIND WEST 20 KM/H
BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 17.
FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIDESPREAD SMOKE. WIND
BECOMING WEST 20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 35. HUMIDEX 37. UV
INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS
AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIDESPREAD SMOKE. HIGH 34.
HUMIDEX 37. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND RISK OF
A THUNDERSTORM. WIDESPREAD SMOKE. LOW 19.
FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIDESPREAD SMOKE. WIND
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 33. HUMIDEX 37. UV
INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.
EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS
AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. HAZY. HIGH 32. HUMIDEX 34. UV
INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A
THUNDERSTORM THIS EVENING. LOCAL SMOKE. LOW 13.
FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE RIDGES IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAZY. HIGH 33. HUMIDEX 37. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.
EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.
TODAY..SUNNY THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN A MIX OF SUN
AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. RISK OF
A THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD SMOKE. WIND BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 32. HUMIDEX 33.
UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND RISK OF
A THUNDERSTORM. WIDESPREAD SMOKE. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO
50 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 18.
FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE RIDGES IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIDESPREAD SMOKE BECOMING LOCAL SMOKE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 33.
HUMIDEX 35. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.
ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..SUNNY THIS MORNING THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM THIS
AFTERNOON. HAZY BECOMING WIDESPREAD SMOKE NEAR NOON. WIND BECOMING
SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 30. HUMIDEX 31. UV
INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND RISK OF
A THUNDERSTORM. WIDESPREAD SMOKE. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 13.
FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIDESPREAD SMOKE BECOMING
LOCAL SMOKE NEAR NOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 IN
THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 31. HUMIDEX 32. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.
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