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FPCN15 CWVR 261645
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MDT THURSDAY 26 MARCH 2026 FOR TODAY
AND FRIDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 4:00 P.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 SUNNY. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H THIS AFTERNOON.
HIGH 12. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. INCREASING CLOUDINESS OVERNIGHT. WIND
SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 3. WIND
CHILL MINUS 5 OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH 12. WIND CHILL
MINUS 5 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES NEAR NOON.
WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 9. UV INDEX 3
OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING CLOUDY OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST
20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 1.
FRIDAY..CLOUDY. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H. HIGH 12. UV
INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING CLEAR THIS EVENING. INCREASING
CLOUDINESS BEFORE MORNING. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT
THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 4 OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND BECOMING NORTH 20 KM/H NEAR NOON.
HIGH 12. WIND CHILL MINUS 4 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40.
HIGH 13. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING CLEAR THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTHWEST
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 1.
FRIDAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS IN THE MORNING. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 4 OR
MODERATE.
EAST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40.
HIGH 10. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING CLEAR NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 6.
FRIDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN THE MORNING. WIND
BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 4 OR
MODERATE.
ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 3 OR
MODERATE.
TONIGHT..CLEARING THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 9. WIND CHILL MINUS 12
OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN
THE MORNING. HIGH 9. WIND CHILL MINUS 15 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 4
OR MODERATE.
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