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FPCN15 CWVR 182201
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MDT WEDNESDAY 18 MARCH 2026 FOR
TONIGHT THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MDT THURSDAY.
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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..MAINLY CLOUDY. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTH
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. LOW 8.
THURSDAY..CLOUDY. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. WIND SOUTH
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 16. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
THURSDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. LOW 10.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TONIGHT..SHOWERS. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM EXCEPT 15 MM OVER NORTHEASTERN
SECTIONS. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING.
TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 4.
THURSDAY..SHOWERS. AMOUNT 10 MM EXCEPT 20 MM OVER NORTHEASTERN
SECTIONS. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 LATE IN THE
MORNING. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
THURSDAY NIGHT..RAIN. AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM EXCEPT 20 MM OVER
NORTHEASTERN SECTIONS. LOW PLUS 4.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. PERIODS OF RAIN OVER EASTERN SECTIONS. WIND
SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. LOW 7.
THURSDAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 10 MM OVER EASTERN SECTIONS. WIND
SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 14. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
THURSDAY NIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM EXCEPT 15 MM OVER
EASTERN SECTIONS. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. LOW 10.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TONIGHT..RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM EXCEPT 15 MM OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS.
WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. LOW 8.
THURSDAY..RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM EXCEPT 20 MM OVER NORTHERN
SECTIONS. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 14. UV INDEX 1 OR
LOW.
THURSDAY NIGHT..RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM EXCEPT 20 MM OVER NORTHERN
SECTIONS. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. LOW 8.
EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING. RAIN
BEGINNING NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 8.
THURSDAY..SHOWERS. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
THURSDAY NIGHT..SHOWERS. AMOUNT 10 MM. LOW 9.
EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. 30 PERCENT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS THIS EVENING. WIND
SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 6.
THURSDAY..CLOUDY. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING IN THE MORNING. WIND
SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
THURSDAY NIGHT..SHOWERS. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. LOW 9.
ELK VALLEY.
TONIGHT..RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM EXCEPT 15 MM NEAR FERNIE. WIND
SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. LOW PLUS 5.
THURSDAY..RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM EXCEPT 15 MM NEAR FERNIE. WIND
SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
THURSDAY NIGHT..RAIN. AMOUNT 10 MM EXCEPT 15 MM NEAR FERNIE. WIND
SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. LOW 7.
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