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FPCN15 CWVR 041054  
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY  
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. MDT FRIDAY 4 SEPTEMBER 2026 FOR TODAY  
AND SATURDAY.  
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 THIS AFTERNOON.  
HIGH 19. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS  
EVENING. CLEARING NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW 9.  
SATURDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. HIGH 20. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.  
 
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.  
TODAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS  
MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 17. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING THEN  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 9.  
SATURDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING CLOUDY LATE IN THE MORNING  
WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 16. UV  
INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.  
 
WEST KOOTENAY.  
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS  
AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. HIGH 19. UV INDEX 4 OR  
MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS  
EVENING AND RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. CLEARING THIS EVENING. LOW 9.  
SATURDAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN  
THE MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 17. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.  
 
KOOTENAY LAKE.  
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS  
MORNING AND 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 19. UV  
INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS  
EVENING. LOW 11.  
SATURDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE  
MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 19. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.  
 
EAST KOOTENAY.  
TODAY..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING EARLY THIS MORNING THEN A MIX OF SUN AND  
CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 19. UV  
INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS  
EVENING. LOW 9.  
SATURDAY..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING  
AND IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 17. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.  
 
ELK VALLEY.  
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING  
AND THIS AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H EARLY THIS  
AFTERNOON. HIGH 17. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS  
EVENING. LOW 7.  
SATURDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS BEGINNING IN THE MORNING AND ENDING  
IN THE AFTERNOON THEN 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATER IN THE  
AFTERNOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. AMOUNT 5 TO  
10 MM. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 16. UV  
INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.  
 
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