191
FPCN15 CWVR 181649
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MDT WEDNESDAY 18 MARCH 2026 FOR
TODAY AND THURSDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 4:00 P.M. MDT.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS:
CASTLEGAR: 430 METRES.
CRANBROOK: 920 METRES.
BLUEBERRY-PAULSON: 1570 METRES.
KOOTENAY PASS: 1774 METRES.
CROWSNEST PASS: 1300 METRES.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
BOUNDARY.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS
AFTERNOON. HIGH 15. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTH
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT LATE THIS EVENING. LOW 7.
THURSDAY..CLOUDY. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. WIND
BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 LATE IN THE MORNING. HIGH 17.
UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..SHOWERS. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..SHOWERS. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM EXCEPT 15 MM OVER EASTERN
SECTIONS. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING.
TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 4.
THURSDAY..SHOWERS. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM EXCEPT 20 MM OVER NORTHEASTERN
SECTIONS. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 LATE IN THE
MORNING. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN MAINLY CLOUDY
WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS
AFTERNOON. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 3 OR
MODERATE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING.
PERIODS OF RAIN OVER EASTERN SECTIONS OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 7.
THURSDAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 10 MM OVER EASTERN SECTIONS. WIND
BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 LATE IN THE MORNING. HIGH 14.
UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..SHOWERS. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS
AFTERNOON. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..SHOWERS. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM EXCEPT 15 MM OVER NORTHERN
SECTIONS. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS
EVENING. LOW 8.
THURSDAY..SHOWERS. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM EXCEPT 20 MM OVER NORTHERN
SECTIONS. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 LATE IN THE
MORNING. HIGH 14. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.
TODAY..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND BECOMING
SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 12. UV
INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..SHOWERS. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT
THIS EVENING. LOW 8.
THURSDAY..SHOWERS. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 LATE
IN THE MORNING. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.
TODAY..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND BECOMING SOUTH
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 13. UV INDEX 3 OR
MODERATE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING.
WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 6.
THURSDAY..CLOUDY. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING IN THE MORNING. WIND
BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 LATE IN THE MORNING. HIGH 12.
UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 20 MM NEAR FERNIE. WIND SOUTHWEST
30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 10 MM NEAR FERNIE. WIND SOUTHWEST
30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. LOW PLUS 5.
THURSDAY..RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM EXCEPT 15 MM NEAR FERNIE. WIND
SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
END
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page