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FPCN15 CWVR 071054
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. MDT THURSDAY 7 MAY 2026 FOR TODAY AND
FRIDAY.
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..SUNNY. WIND BECOMING WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON.
HIGH 26. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THIS EVENING. WIND WEST
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 10.
FRIDAY..CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HIGH 20. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..CLEARING. HIGH 22. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. LOW PLUS 5.
FRIDAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGH 18. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..SUNNY. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H THIS AFTERNOON THEN
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 26. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 8.
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGH 21. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..MAINLY SUNNY. HIGH 23. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 10.
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN
SECTIONS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H IN
THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 19. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.
TODAY..SUNNY THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN A MIX OF SUN
AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
WIND BECOMING NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 21.
UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
EVENING. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS
EVENING. LOW PLUS 2 WITH RISK OF FROST.
FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING
SOUTH 20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 18. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY
THIS MORNING AND LATE THIS AFTERNOON. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
RIDGES LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 KM/H THIS
AFTERNOON. HIGH 21. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
EVENING. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE RIDGES EARLY THIS EVENING.
WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING.
LOW 8.
FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING CLOUDY NEAR NOON WITH
40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 19. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK
OF A THUNDERSTORM LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H
THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 19. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
EVENING WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING
LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 2.
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 17. UV INDEX 5 OR
MODERATE.
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