287  
FPCN15 CWVR 212245  
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY  
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MST WEDNESDAY 21 JANUARY 2026 FOR  
TONIGHT THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.  
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MST 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..VALLEY CLOUD EARLY THIS EVENING THEN A FEW CLOUDS. WIND UP  
TO 15 KM/H. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 3. WIND CHILL MINUS 8  
OVERNIGHT.  
THURSDAY..VALLEY CLOUD. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 1. WIND CHILL  
NEAR MINUS 7. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
THURSDAY NIGHT..VALLEY CLOUD. LOW MINUS 5.  
 
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.  
TONIGHT..VALLEY CLOUD. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 3.  
THURSDAY..VALLEY CLOUD. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 1. UV INDEX 1  
OR LOW.  
THURSDAY NIGHT..VALLEY CLOUD. LOW MINUS 5.  
 
WEST KOOTENAY.  
TONIGHT..VALLEY CLOUD. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 3.  
THURSDAY..VALLEY CLOUD. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH ZERO. WIND CHILL  
MINUS 8 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
THURSDAY NIGHT..VALLEY CLOUD. LOW MINUS 4.  
 
KOOTENAY LAKE.  
TONIGHT..VALLEY CLOUD. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 3.  
THURSDAY..VALLEY CLOUD. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR  
MINUS 1. WIND CHILL MINUS 6 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
THURSDAY NIGHT..VALLEY CLOUD. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 3.  
 
EAST KOOTENAY.  
TONIGHT..VALLEY CLOUD. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 8. WIND CHILL  
MINUS 7 THIS EVENING.  
THURSDAY..VALLEY CLOUD. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 4. WIND CHILL  
MINUS 11 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
THURSDAY NIGHT..VALLEY CLOUD. LOW MINUS 9.  
 
ELK VALLEY.  
TONIGHT..VALLEY CLOUD. LOW MINUS 8.  
THURSDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 KM/H  
LATE IN THE MORNING. HIGH MINUS 4. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 13. UV  
INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
THURSDAY NIGHT..VALLEY CLOUD. WIND NORTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT  
OVERNIGHT. LOW MINUS 9. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 15.  
 
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