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FPCN15 CWVR 122245  
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY  
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MST FRIDAY 12 DECEMBER 2025 FOR  
TONIGHT SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.  
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MST SATURDAY.  
 
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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..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR WET  
FLURRIES OVERNIGHT WITH RISK OF FREEZING RAIN. LOW ZERO.  
SATURDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. HIGH PLUS 4. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 3.  
 
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.  
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN MIXED WITH WET SNOW. RAINFALL AMOUNT 5 TO  
10 MM. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 3.  
SATURDAY..PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING LATE IN THE MORNING THEN MAINLY  
CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 4. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER  
NORTHERN SECTIONS OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 3.  
 
WEST KOOTENAY.  
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING EARLY THIS EVENING THEN CLOUDY WITH  
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR WET FLURRIES. PERIODS OF RAIN  
BEGINNING BEFORE MORNING. RISK OF FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT. SNOW  
LEVEL 1600 METRES LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM NEAR MIDNIGHT. FOG  
PATCHES. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 3.  
SATURDAY..PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN MAINLY CLOUDY.  
SNOW LEVEL 1600 METRES. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING.  
TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 5. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 3.  
 
KOOTENAY LAKE.  
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING THIS EVENING THEN CLOUDY WITH  
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL NEAR VALLEY BOTTOM. FOG  
PATCHES. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 4.  
SATURDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.  
SNOW LEVEL NEAR VALLEY BOTTOM. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE  
MORNING. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 5. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING CLOUDY LATE IN THE EVENING.  
TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 4.  
 
EAST KOOTENAY.  
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN ENDING EARLY THIS EVENING  
THEN MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. FOG PATCHES  
DISSIPATING LATE THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT  
LATE THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 3. WIND CHILL MINUS 5 OVERNIGHT.  
SATURDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH PLUS 4.  
WIND CHILL MINUS 5 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 2.  
 
ELK VALLEY.  
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF SNOW ENDING EARLY THIS EVENING THEN CLOUDY WITH  
40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H  
GUSTING TO 40. LOW MINUS 4. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 10.  
SATURDAY..CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING.  
CLEARING IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40.  
HIGH PLUS 5. WIND CHILL MINUS 9 IN THE MORNING.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. INCREASING CLOUDINESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW  
PLUS 2.  
 
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