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FPCN15 CWVR 161655
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MDT MONDAY 16 MARCH 2026 FOR TODAY
AND TUESDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 4:00 P.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..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. PERIODS OF SNOW OVER
EASTERN SECTIONS NEAR NOON. SNOW LEVEL 1000 METRES. WIND BECOMING
SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
EVENING. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT LATE THIS EVENING.
LOW PLUS 2.
TUESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
NEAR NOON. HIGH 13. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 TO
4 CM. RAINFALL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1500 METRES
THIS AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH
PLUS 5. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H
BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURE RISING TO 7 BY MORNING.
TUESDAY..OVERCAST. PERIODS OF RAIN OVER EASTERN SECTIONS. AMOUNT 15
MM OVER EASTERN SECTIONS. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..PERIODS OF WET SNOW CHANGING TO PERIODS OF RAIN THIS
AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM EXCEPT 5 CM OVER HIGHER
TERRAIN. RAINFALL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1500
METRES THIS AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H THIS
AFTERNOON. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING THIS EVENING THEN CLOUDY WITH
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT
THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR 6.
TUESDAY..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING AND
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF RAIN BEGINNING IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH 13. UV INDEX 4 OR
MODERATE.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..A FEW FLURRIES CHANGING TO A FEW RAIN SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.
SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1500 METRES THIS AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING
SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..SHOWERS. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING.
TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 5.
TUESDAY..SHOWERS. AMOUNT 10 MM OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS. WIND BECOMING
SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH 13. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
EAST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES NEAR NOON
THEN 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 3 OR
MODERATE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND
SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. TEMPERATURE RISING TO 9 BY MORNING.
TUESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND SOUTH
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 13. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES NEAR NOON THEN
60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50
INCREASING TO 50 GUSTING TO 70 LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 6. UV
INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND SOUTH 50 KM/H
GUSTING TO 70 BECOMING SOUTHWEST 30 GUSTING TO 50 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE RISING TO 8 BY MORNING.
TUESDAY..CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND SOUTHWEST
30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
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