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FPCN15 CWVR 250905 AAA
UPDATED FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 3:04 A.M. MDT WEDNESDAY 25 MARCH 2026
FOR TONIGHT WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 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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ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 1100
METRES. FOG PATCHES. LOW PLUS 3.
WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW
LEVEL 1100 METRES. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. HIGH 8.
UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING. SNOW LEVEL 1100 METRES. LOW PLUS 1.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. FOG PATCHES. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H. LOW PLUS 4.
WEDNESDAY..SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 1300
METRES. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. WIND SOUTHWEST
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
EARLY IN THE EVENING. CLEARING IN THE EVENING. SNOW LEVEL 1300
METRES. LOW MINUS 1.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. FOG PATCHES. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR 7.
WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 1300 METRES. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE
MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 NEAR NOON.
HIGH 10. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE EVENING. CLEARING OVERNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL 1300 METRES. WIND
SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW
PLUS 2.
EAST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. FOG PATCHES. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H.
TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 3.
WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. WIND SOUTH
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN PARTLY
CLOUDY. LOW MINUS 2.
ELK VALLEY.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. FOG PATCHES. WIND SOUTHWEST 60 KM/H GUSTING
TO 80. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 3.
WEDNESDAY..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. FOG
PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. WIND SOUTHWEST 60 KM/H GUSTING
TO 80 DIMINISHING TO 40 GUSTING TO 60 NEAR NOON. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 3
OR MODERATE.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..SNOW. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 50. LOW MINUS 5. WIND CHILL MINUS 13 OVERNIGHT.
REMAINDER UNCHANGED.
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