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FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MDT TUESDAY 25 AUGUST 2026 FOR
TONIGHT WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MDT
WEDNESDAY.
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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.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. HAZY. LOW 13.
WEDNESDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAZY. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 31. UV
INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE EVENING. CLEARING OVERNIGHT. HAZY BECOMING LOCAL SMOKE NEAR
MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT.
LOW 13.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. HAZY. LOW 12.
WEDNESDAY..SUNNY IN THE MORNING AND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON THEN A MIX
OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAZY.
HIGH 26. HUMIDEX 30. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE EVENING AND RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. CLEARING NEAR MIDNIGHT. HAZY
BECOMING LOCAL SMOKE NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW 13.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. HAZY. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS
EVENING. LOW 13.
WEDNESDAY..SUNNY IN THE MORNING AND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON THEN A MIX
OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. HAZY. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON.
HIGH 30. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE EVENING. CLEARING NEAR MIDNIGHT. HAZY BECOMING LOCAL SMOKE NEAR
MIDNIGHT. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING.
LOW 13.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. HAZY. LOW 16.
WEDNESDAY..SUNNY. A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD LATE IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. HAZY. HIGH 31. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE EVENING. CLEARING OVERNIGHT. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING. HAZY BECOMING LOCAL SMOKE NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW 16.
EAST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. HAZY. LOW 13.
WEDNESDAY..SUNNY. A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD LATE IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. HAZY. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON.
HIGH 31. HUMIDEX 35. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT AND RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. CLEARING
BEFORE MORNING. HAZY. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT IN THE
EVENING. LOW 14.
ELK VALLEY.
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. HAZY. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS
EVENING. LOW 8.
WEDNESDAY..SUNNY. HAZY. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN
THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 30. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. HAZY. WIND
SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW 10.
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