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FPCN15 CWVR 112145
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MDT WEDNESDAY 11 MARCH 2026 FOR
TONIGHT THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MDT 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..PERIODS OF RAIN. SNOW LEVEL 1000 METRES RISING TO 1500
METRES THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING
WEST 50 GUSTING TO 80 THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURE RISING TO 11 THIS
EVENING THEN FALLING.
THURSDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING
THEN 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL
NEAR VALLEY BOTTOM. WIND WEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 DIMINISHING TO
20 GUSTING TO 40 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
THURSDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. LOW
MINUS 2.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TONIGHT..RAIN. RAINFALL AMOUNT 10 MM EXCEPT SNOWFALL AMOUNT 5 CM OVER
HIGHER TERRAIN. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1000 METRES NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND
SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. WIND
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 40 GUSTING TO 60 EXCEPT GUSTING TO 80 AT TIMES
OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURE RISING TO 6 BY MORNING.
THURSDAY..RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 4. UV INDEX 1
OR LOW.
THURSDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES.
WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW
MINUS 1.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..RAIN. RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW OVER
HIGHER TERRAIN THIS EVENING. RAINFALL AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM. SNOW LEVEL
RISING TO 1300 METRES NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO
40 BECOMING SOUTHWEST 50 GUSTING TO 80 NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 3
WITH TEMPERATURE RISING TO 9 BY MORNING.
THURSDAY..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SNOW LEVEL 800 METRES. WIND SOUTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 BECOMING
SOUTH 20 GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 9. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
THURSDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. LOW
MINUS 1.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TONIGHT..RAIN. AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1300 METRES
NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H INCREASING TO 40 GUSTING TO 60
EXCEPT GUSTING TO 80 AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. LOW PLUS 2 WITH TEMPERATURE
RISING TO 8 BY MORNING.
THURSDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL
1300 METRES LOWERING TO NEAR VALLEY BOTTOM IN THE MORNING. WIND
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 8. UV
INDEX 2 OR LOW.
THURSDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
THE EVENING. SNOW BEGINNING LATE IN THE EVENING. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
VALLEY BOTTOM. LOW PLUS 1.
EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.
TONIGHT..SNOW. AMOUNT 5 CM. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 60
EXCEPT GUSTING TO 80 AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. LOW MINUS 5 WITH
TEMPERATURE RISING TO MINUS 1 BY MORNING. WIND CHILL MINUS 13 THIS
EVENING AND MINUS 8 OVERNIGHT.
THURSDAY..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND SOUTHWEST
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE MORNING. HIGH PLUS 1.
WIND CHILL MINUS 8 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
THURSDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE EVENING.
WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 8. WIND CHILL MINUS 5 IN THE EVENING.
EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.
TONIGHT..SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN THIS EVENING. SNOW NEAR KIMBERLEY THIS
EVENING. RAINFALL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM EXCEPT SNOWFALL AMOUNT 5 CM NEAR
KIMBERLEY. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING SOUTHWEST 50
GUSTING TO 80 NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW ZERO WITH TEMPERATURE RISING TO
PLUS 4 BY MORNING.
THURSDAY..RAIN ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES. WIND WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40.
TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 3. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
THURSDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. LOW
MINUS 4.
ELK VALLEY.
TONIGHT..SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY BECOMING MIXED WITH RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT 15 TO 25 CM. LOCAL BLOWING SNOW OVERNIGHT. WIND
SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 INCREASING TO 50 GUSTING TO 80 NEAR
MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 1 WITH TEMPERATURE RISING TO PLUS 2 BY MORNING.
THURSDAY..SNOW. SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. SNOWFALL
AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH
PLUS 3. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
THURSDAY NIGHT..SNOW. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. LOW MINUS 4.
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