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FPCN15 CWVR 271752
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MST TUESDAY 27 JANUARY 2026 FOR
TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 4:00 P.M. MST.
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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..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 2. WIND
CHILL MINUS 9 THIS AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 4.
WEDNESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
HIGH PLUS 1. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 1. WIND
CHILL MINUS 5 THIS AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 3.
WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. HIGH
PLUS 1. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH PLUS 1. WIND
CHILL MINUS 6 THIS MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES BEFORE MORNING.
WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 3. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 5.
WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OR RAIN
SHOWERS. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH PLUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 8 IN THE
MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. HIGH PLUS 1. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. LOW MINUS 3.
WEDNESDAY..CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING AND
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON THEN 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT WET SNOW IN
THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PLUS 3. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
EAST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 4. WIND
CHILL MINUS 11 THIS MORNING AND MINUS 6 THIS AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1
OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 9. WIND CHILL
MINUS 8 THIS EVENING.
WEDNESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 1.
WIND CHILL MINUS 7 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..SUNNY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 4. WIND CHILL MINUS 12
THIS AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. INCREASING CLOUDINESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND UP TO 15
KM/H. LOW MINUS 10. WIND CHILL MINUS 10 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 15
OVERNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE IN THE
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING
TO 40 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH MINUS 1. WIND CHILL MINUS 15 IN
THE MORNING AND MINUS 7 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
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