290
FPCN15 CWVR 152145
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MDT SUNDAY 15 MARCH 2026 FOR TONIGHT
MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MDT MONDAY.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS:
CASTLEGAR: 430 METRES.
CRANBROOK: 920 METRES.
BLUEBERRY-PAULSON: 1570 METRES.
KOOTENAY PASS: 1774 METRES.
CROWSNEST PASS: 1300 METRES.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
BOUNDARY.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. PERIODS OF SNOW BEGINNING EARLY THIS EVENING. AMOUNT
2 TO 4 CM. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW ZERO.
MONDAY..PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN CLOUDY WITH
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1000 METRES
IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE
MORNING. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
MONDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
EVENING. LOW PLUS 2.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TONIGHT..BECOMING CLOUDY THIS EVENING THEN SNOW. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM.
LOW ZERO.
MONDAY..SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN IN THE MORNING. RAINFALL AMOUNT 5 TO
10 MM. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1000 METRES IN THE MORNING. WIND
BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H IN THE MORNING. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
MONDAY NIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT IN
THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 5.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..BECOMING CLOUDY THIS EVENING THEN PERIODS OF SNOW. AMOUNT 2
TO 4 CM EXCEPT 10 CM OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H
BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW ZERO.
MONDAY..PERIODS OF SNOW CHANGING TO PERIODS OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.
RAINFALL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1500 METRES IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
MONDAY NIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR 6.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT. LOW MINUS 1.
MONDAY..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY IN THE MORNING. A
FEW RAIN SHOWERS BEGINNING IN THE MORNING. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1500
METRES IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H LATE IN THE
MORNING. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
MONDAY NIGHT..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING IN THE EVENING THEN CLOUDY WITH
40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT IN
THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 5.
EAST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTH
20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 3. WIND CHILL NEAR
MINUS 8.
MONDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES CHANGING TO
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING
SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 LATE IN THE MORNING. HIGH 8. WIND CHILL
MINUS 7 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
MONDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND
SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR 6.
ELK VALLEY.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES BEFORE MORNING.
WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. LOW MINUS 5. WIND CHILL NEAR
MINUS 12.
MONDAY..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES CHANGING TO 60 PERCENT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. WIND SOUTHWEST 40 KM/H
GUSTING TO 60. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
MONDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND
SOUTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60. LOW 6.
END
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page