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FPCN15 CWVR 072145
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MDT FRIDAY 7 AUGUST 2026 FOR TONIGHT
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MDT 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..WIDESPREAD SMOKE. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 14.
SATURDAY..WIDESPREAD SMOKE. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H EARLY IN
THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 30. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
SATURDAY NIGHT..CLEARING IN THE EVENING. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND SOUTHWEST
20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE EVENING. LOW 14.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TONIGHT..WIDESPREAD SMOKE. LOW 14.
SATURDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. INCREASING CLOUDINESS IN THE MORNING THEN
40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD SMOKE. HIGH 26.
HUMIDEX 27. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
SATURDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY
IN THE EVENING AND RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. CLEARING IN THE EVENING.
WIDESPREAD SMOKE. LOW 14.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..WIDESPREAD SMOKE. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 14.
SATURDAY..WIDESPREAD SMOKE. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING
TO 40 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 29. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
SATURDAY NIGHT..WIDESPREAD SMOKE. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO
40 BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE EVENING. LOW 14.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TONIGHT..WIDESPREAD SMOKE. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 17.
SATURDAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS IN THE MORNING. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS
OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD SMOKE. WIND
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 28. UV
INDEX 7 OR HIGH.
SATURDAY NIGHT..CLEARING IN THE EVENING. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER
NORTHERN SECTIONS EARLY IN THE EVENING. WIDESPREAD SMOKE. WIND
SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE EVENING. LOW 16.
EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.
TONIGHT..WIDESPREAD SMOKE. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING
LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 13.
SATURDAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. WIDESPREAD SMOKE. WIND
BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
HIGH 30. HUMIDEX 31. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.
SATURDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE EVENING THEN CLEAR. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
WIDESPREAD SMOKE. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT
EARLY IN THE EVENING. LOW 10.
EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.
TONIGHT..WIDESPREAD SMOKE. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING
LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 15.
SATURDAY..WIDESPREAD SMOKE. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 28. HUMIDEX 29. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.
SATURDAY NIGHT..WIDESPREAD SMOKE. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE EVENING. LOW 14.
ELK VALLEY.
TONIGHT..WIDESPREAD SMOKE. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING
LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 12.
SATURDAY..WIDESPREAD SMOKE. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
NEAR NOON. HIGH 26. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.
SATURDAY NIGHT..WIDESPREAD SMOKE. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW 10.
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