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FPCN15 CWVR 281045
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. MDT SATURDAY 28 MARCH 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..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. HIGH 14. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. CLEARING NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW ZERO.
SUNDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. INCREASING CLOUDINESS NEAR NOON THEN 60 PERCENT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 1100 METRES.
WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 10. UV
INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO
60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL 1400 METRES
LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM AFTER MIDNIGHT. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING
OVERNIGHT. LOW PLUS 2.
SUNDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES CHANGING TO
60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES LATE IN THE MORNING.
FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING NORTH 20 KM/H
NEAR NOON. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 1500 METRES. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H
NEAR NOON. HIGH 13. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS
EVENING. CLEARING BEFORE MORNING. SNOW LEVEL 1500 METRES LOWERING TO
1000 METRES THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 1.
SUNDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. INCREASING CLOUDINESS LATE IN THE MORNING THEN
40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 1000
METRES. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON THEN
BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 12.
UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER
NORTHERN SECTIONS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 13. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. FLURRIES OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS. LOCAL AMOUNT
4 CM OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS. LOW PLUS 2.
SUNDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
FLURRIES OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS IN THE MORNING. SNOW LEVEL 1000
METRES. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON.
HIGH 10. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH 10. WIND CHILL MINUS 4 THIS
MORNING. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THIS
EVENING. A FEW FLURRIES BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL AMOUNT
2 CM. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 4 OVERNIGHT.
SUNDAY..A FEW FLURRIES CHANGING TO A FEW RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE
MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON.
HIGH 8. WIND CHILL MINUS 4 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW ZERO.
SUNDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON.
HIGH 7. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO
40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 9. WIND CHILL MINUS 4 THIS MORNING. UV INDEX 4 OR
MODERATE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING
LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 6 OVERNIGHT.
SUNDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES
IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 IN THE
MORNING. HIGH PLUS 5. WIND CHILL MINUS 9 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 3
OR MODERATE.
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