830  
FPCN15 CWVR 111045  
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY  
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. MDT SUNDAY 11 OCTOBER 2026 FOR TODAY  
AND MONDAY.  
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..CLEARING THIS MORNING. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS MORNING.  
WIND BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS MORNING. HIGH 13.  
UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..CLEAR. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H  
GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 3 WITH FROST.  
MONDAY..SUNNY. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. HIGH 15. UV  
INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.  
 
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.  
TODAY..MAINLY SUNNY. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS MORNING. HIGH 11.  
UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.  
TONIGHT..CLEAR. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. LOW PLUS 1 WITH  
PATCHY FROST.  
MONDAY..SUNNY. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. HIGH 11. UV  
INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.  
 
WEST KOOTENAY.  
TODAY..CLEARING THIS MORNING. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS MORNING.  
WIND BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS MORNING. HIGH 13.  
UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.  
TONIGHT..CLEAR. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. WIND NORTHEAST  
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 1 WITH  
PATCHY FROST.  
MONDAY..SUNNY. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. HIGH 14. UV  
INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.  
 
KOOTENAY LAKE.  
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND BECOMING NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO  
40 THIS MORNING. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.  
TONIGHT..CLEARING THIS EVENING. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40  
BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 2 WITH RISK OF FROST.  
MONDAY..SUNNY. HIGH 13. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.  
 
EAST KOOTENAY.  
TODAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS EARLY THIS MORNING. WIND BECOMING  
NORTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS MORNING. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 2 OR  
LOW.  
TONIGHT..CLEARING THIS EVENING. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT.  
WIND NORTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING.  
LOW MINUS 3 WITH PATCHY FROST.  
MONDAY..SUNNY. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. HIGH 10. UV  
INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.  
 
ELK VALLEY.  
TODAY..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES CHANGING TO 30 PERCENT  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR WET FLURRIES NEAR NOON. WIND BECOMING  
NORTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS MORNING. HIGH PLUS 4. WIND  
CHILL MINUS 7 THIS MORNING. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.  
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR WET  
FLURRIES EARLY THIS EVENING. CLEARING OVERNIGHT. WIND NORTHEAST  
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 4.  
WIND CHILL MINUS 6 OVERNIGHT.  
MONDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH 9. WIND CHILL MINUS 6  
IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.  
 
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