974
FPCN15 CWVR 102245
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MST SATURDAY 10 JANUARY 2026 FOR
TONIGHT SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MST SUNDAY.
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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. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. WIND
SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING.
LOW MINUS 1. WIND CHILL MINUS 3 OVERNIGHT.
SUNDAY..PERIODS OF SNOW ENDING NEAR NOON THEN CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT
CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND BECOMING
SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH PLUS 1. WIND CHILL MINUS 3 IN THE
MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR
FLURRIES. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING.
TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 1.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES THIS EVENING.
PERIODS OF WET SNOW BEGINNING NEAR MIDNIGHT. AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND SOUTH
20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW ZERO.
SUNDAY..PERIODS OF WET SNOW CHANGING TO PERIODS OF RAIN NEAR NOON.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 CM. RAINFALL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. SNOW LEVEL RISING
TO 1000 METRES NEAR NOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H NEAR NOON.
HIGH PLUS 3.
SUNDAY NIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN. SNOW LEVEL 1000 METRES RISING TO 1600
METRES BEFORE MORNING. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT IN THE
EVENING. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 3.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. PERIODS OF WET SNOW BEGINNING NEAR MIDNIGHT. AMOUNT
2 CM. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING.
LOW ZERO.
SUNDAY..PERIODS OF WET SNOW CHANGING TO PERIODS OF RAIN NEAR NOON.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 CM EXCEPT 5 CM OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. SNOW LEVEL
RISING TO 900 METRES NEAR NOON. HIGH PLUS 2.
SUNDAY NIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN CLOUDY WITH
40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 900 METRES LOWERING TO NEAR
VALLEY BOTTOM IN THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 2.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. A FEW FLURRIES BEGINNING BEFORE MORNING. 60
PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS. LOW PLUS 1.
SUNDAY..A FEW FLURRIES ENDING NEAR NOON THEN CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 CM OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS.
SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 900 METRES NEAR NOON. HIGH PLUS 4.
SUNDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL
900 METRES LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM IN THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE
STEADY NEAR PLUS 3.
EAST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. WIND
SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 4. WIND
CHILL MINUS 6 OVERNIGHT.
SUNDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING.
WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H LATE IN THE MORNING. HIGH PLUS 4.
WIND CHILL MINUS 6 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
SUNDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT IN
THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 2.
ELK VALLEY.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. LOW ZERO.
SUNDAY..CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR WET
FLURRIES. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH PLUS 5.
SUNDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND SOUTH
30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR 6.
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