938
FPCN15 CWVR 141647
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MDT TUESDAY 14 APRIL 2026 FOR TODAY
AND WEDNESDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 4:00 P.M. MDT.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS:
CASTLEGAR: 430 METRES.
CRANBROOK: 920 METRES.
BLUEBERRY-PAULSON: 1570 METRES.
KOOTENAY PASS: 1774 METRES.
CROWSNEST PASS: 1300 METRES.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
BOUNDARY.
TODAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. SNOW LEVEL 1400 METRES. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 50. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN. SNOW LEVEL 1400 METRES. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT. LOW 6.
WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.
SNOW LEVEL 1400 METRES LOWERING TO 1000 METRES IN THE MORNING. WIND
BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 10. UV
INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING
TO 40. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 2.
WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR
WET FLURRIES. HIGH 9. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS NEAR NOON. RAIN BEGINNING
NEAR NOON. AMOUNT 10 MM OVER EASTERN SECTIONS. SNOW LEVEL 1300
METRES. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 1 OR
LOW.
TONIGHT..RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. SNOW LEVEL 1300 METRES. WIND SOUTH
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. LOW 6.
WEDNESDAY..RAIN. SNOW LEVEL 1300 METRES. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 3 OR
MODERATE.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. LOCAL AMOUNT 10 MM OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS.
SNOW LEVEL 1300 METRES. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH 9. UV
INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN. LOCAL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. SNOW LEVEL 1300
METRES. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. LOW PLUS 5.
WEDNESDAY..RAIN. LOCAL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. SNOW LEVEL 1300 METRES.
WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 8. UV
INDEX 1 OR LOW.
EAST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND SOUTHWEST
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH 9. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING AND
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PERIODS OF RAIN BEGINNING OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. LOW PLUS 4.
WEDNESDAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. LOCAL AMOUNT 10 MM. WIND SOUTHWEST
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 50 NEAR NOON.
HIGH 8. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..SHOWERS. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 60. TEMPERATURE
STEADY NEAR 6. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..RAIN. AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO
60. LOW PLUS 3.
WEDNESDAY..RAIN. AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING
TO 40. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR 6. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
END
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page