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FPCN15 CWVR 221745
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MST SUNDAY 22 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..CLOUDY. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 800
METRES. HIGH PLUS 4. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..A FEW RAIN SHOWERS ENDING THIS EVENING THEN CLOUDY WITH
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS THIS EVENING AND AFTER
MIDNIGHT. A FEW FLURRIES AND RAIN SHOWERS BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LOCAL SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 CM. SNOW LEVEL 800 METRES LOWERING TO VALLEY
BOTTOM THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 1.
MONDAY..A FEW FLURRIES AND RAIN SHOWERS ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN
CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO
1200 METRES IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
NEAR NOON. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..CLOUDY. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW OR RAIN BEGINNING THIS
AFTERNOON. HIGH PLUS 1. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF SNOW. SNOW OR PERIODS OF RAIN EARLY THIS EVENING.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 1. WIND
CHILL MINUS 5 OVERNIGHT.
MONDAY..PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW CHANGING TO PERIODS OF RAIN NEAR NOON
AND ENDING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON THEN CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1000 METRES NEAR NOON. WIND
BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H LATE IN THE MORNING. HIGH PLUS 4. WIND CHILL
MINUS 5 IN THE MORNING.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..CLOUDY. PERIODS OF RAIN BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL
1000 METRES. WIND NORTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. HIGH PLUS 4. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN CHANGING TO PERIODS OF SNOW THIS EVENING.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM EXCEPT 10 CM OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. SNOW
LEVEL 1000 METRES LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM THIS EVENING. LOW ZERO.
MONDAY..PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW CHANGING TO PERIODS OF RAIN IN THE
MORNING. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1100 METRES IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
HIGH 6.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS
LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PLUS 4. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS EARLY
THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF SNOW BEGINNING EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL
AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM EXCEPT 5 CM OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS. LOW ZERO.
MONDAY..PERIODS OF SNOW CHANGING TO PERIODS OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.
SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1200 METRES IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 6 EXCEPT PLUS 2 OVER
NORTHERN SECTIONS.
EAST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH PLUS 1. WIND CHILL
MINUS 12 THIS MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 3. WIND CHILL MINUS 8
OVERNIGHT.
MONDAY..A FEW FLURRIES ENDING NEAR NOON THEN CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PLUS 5. WIND CHILL MINUS 5 IN THE
MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H. HIGH PLUS 1. WIND CHILL
MINUS 15 THIS MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..BECOMING CLOUDY LATE THIS EVENING THEN SNOW. AMOUNT 2 CM
EXCEPT 5 CM NEAR FERNIE. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS
EVENING. LOW MINUS 5. WIND CHILL MINUS 9 OVERNIGHT.
MONDAY..SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW NEAR NOON. SNOWFALL
AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 60
NEAR NOON. HIGH PLUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 9 IN THE MORNING.
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