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FPCN15 CWVR 151753
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MST SUNDAY 15 FEBRUARY 2026 FOR
TODAY AND MONDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 4:00 P.M. MST.
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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..VALLEY CLOUD EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN MAINLY SUNNY. HIGH 6.
UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES BEFORE
MORNING. LOW MINUS 3.
MONDAY..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING. PERIODS
OF RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW BEGINNING NEAR NOON. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H.
HIGH PLUS 3. WIND CHILL MINUS 5 IN THE MORNING.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..MAINLY SUNNY. HIGH PLUS 5. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES BEFORE
MORNING. LOW MINUS 3.
MONDAY..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING AND
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW BEGINNING
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH PLUS 2. WIND CHILL
MINUS 5 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..CLEARING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS EARLY THIS EVENING. 60 PERCENT CHANCE
OF FLURRIES LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. LOW MINUS 2.
MONDAY..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING THEN
60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW LATE IN THE MORNING. PERIODS OF
RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW BEGINNING NEAR NOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 10 CM OVER
HIGHER TERRAIN. HIGH PLUS 2. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..MAINLY SUNNY. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS THIS EVENING. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF
FLURRIES OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. LOW
MINUS 1.
MONDAY..CLOUDY. PERIODS OF RAIN BEGINNING LATE IN THE MORNING. 40
PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS IN THE MORNING.
SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 900 METRES NEAR NOON. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH
PLUS 3. WIND CHILL MINUS 3 IN THE MORNING.
EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.
TODAY..MAINLY SUNNY. HIGH PLUS 4. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING BEFORE MORNING. WIND UP
TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 4. WIND CHILL MINUS 6 OVERNIGHT.
MONDAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. PERIODS OF SNOW BEGINNING IN THE
AFTERNOON. AMOUNT 2 CM. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. WIND
UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH ZERO. WIND CHILL MINUS 6 IN THE MORNING.
EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.
TODAY..MAINLY SUNNY. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H. HIGH PLUS 4. UV INDEX 1
OR LOW.
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. INCREASING CLOUDINESS AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN
40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES BEFORE MORNING. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H
BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 4. WIND CHILL MINUS 6
OVERNIGHT.
MONDAY..CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING. PERIODS
OF SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN BEGINNING NEAR NOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 TO
4 CM. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH ZERO. WIND CHILL MINUS 6 IN THE
MORNING.
ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..MAINLY SUNNY. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH
PLUS 3. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVER SOUTHERN
SECTIONS. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. LOW MINUS 4. WIND
CHILL MINUS 10 OVERNIGHT.
MONDAY..CLOUDY. SNOW BEGINNING LATE IN THE MORNING. 60 PERCENT CHANCE
OF FLURRIES OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS IN THE MORNING. AMOUNT 5 TO
10 CM. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING NORTH 20 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
HIGH PLUS 1. WIND CHILL MINUS 10 IN THE MORNING.
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