776  
FPCN15 CWVR 111046  
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY  
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. MDT SATURDAY 11 APRIL 2026 FOR TODAY  
AND SUNDAY.  
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..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A  
THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 18. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A  
THUNDERSTORM THIS EVENING. LOW 6.  
SUNDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A  
THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 18. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.  
 
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.  
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING  
AND THIS AFTERNOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 13.  
UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A  
THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW 6.  
SUNDAY..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS CHANGING TO 70 PERCENT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS NEAR NOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE  
AFTERNOON. HIGH 14. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.  
 
WEST KOOTENAY.  
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A  
THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H NEAR  
NOON. HIGH 16. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING. A FEW  
SHOWERS BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM THIS  
EVENING. LOW 7.  
SUNDAY..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A  
THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H NEAR  
NOON. HIGH 16. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.  
 
KOOTENAY LAKE.  
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A  
THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 16. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A  
THUNDERSTORM THIS EVENING. LOW 7.  
SUNDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A  
THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 16. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.  
 
EAST KOOTENAY.  
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.  
HIGH 16. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS CHANGING TO  
70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 5.  
SUNDAY..CLOUDY WITH 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A  
THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 13. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.  
 
ELK VALLEY.  
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS  
AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 30 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH 16. UV  
INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H  
BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 4.  
SUNDAY..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A  
THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 9. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.  
 
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