656  
FPCN15 CWVR 211145  
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY  
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. MST SATURDAY 21 DECEMBER 2024 FOR  
TODAY AND SUNDAY.  
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 11:00 A.M. MST.  
 
---------------------------------------------------------------------  
MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS:  
CASTLEGAR: 430 METRES.  
CRANBROOK: 920 METRES.  
BLUEBERRY-PAULSON: 1570 METRES.  
KOOTENAY PASS: 1774 METRES.  
CROWSNEST PASS: 1300 METRES.  
---------------------------------------------------------------------  
 
BOUNDARY.  
TODAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. PERIODS OF RAIN BEGINNING THIS  
AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL NEAR VALLEY BOTTOM. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING  
THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 5.  
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN CLOUDY. AMOUNT 5  
TO 10 MM. SNOW LEVEL NEAR VALLEY BOTTOM. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR  
PLUS 3.  
SUNDAY..CLOUDY. SHOWERS BEGINNING EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL  
NEAR VALLEY BOTTOM. WIND BECOMING EAST 20 KM/H IN THE MORNING.  
TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 3.  
 
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.  
TODAY..MAINLY SUNNY. INCREASING CLOUDINESS NEAR NOON THEN RAIN. SNOW  
LEVEL AT VALLEY BOTTOM. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS MORNING.  
TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 1. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
TONIGHT..RAIN AT TIMES MIXED WITH SNOW ENDING OVERNIGHT THEN PARTLY  
CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 1.  
SUNDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH  
70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL NEAR  
VALLEY BOTTOM. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 2. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
 
WEST KOOTENAY.  
TODAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. RAIN BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW  
LEVEL 1500 METRES. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURE  
STEADY NEAR PLUS 4. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
TONIGHT..RAIN ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN CLOUDY. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM.  
SNOW LEVEL 1500 METRES LOWERING TO NEAR VALLEY BOTTOM THIS EVENING.  
TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 3.  
SUNDAY..CLOUDY. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW  
LEVEL NEAR VALLEY BOTTOM. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 3.  
 
KOOTENAY LAKE.  
TODAY..MAINLY SUNNY. INCREASING CLOUDINESS NEAR NOON THEN 40 PERCENT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL AT VALLEY BOTTOM. FOG  
PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 2. UV  
INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW ENDING BEFORE MORNING THEN  
CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 1.  
SUNDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. HIGH PLUS 3. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
 
EAST KOOTENAY.  
TODAY..SUNNY. INCREASING CLOUDINESS THIS AFTERNOON THEN A FEW  
FLURRIES. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS MORNING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H.  
TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR ZERO. WIND CHILL MINUS 4 THIS MORNING. UV  
INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
TONIGHT..A FEW FLURRIES ENDING OVERNIGHT THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. AMOUNT  
2 CM. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 1.  
SUNDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. HIGH PLUS 1. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
 
ELK VALLEY.  
TODAY..SUNNY. INCREASING CLOUDINESS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE  
STEADY NEAR PLUS 1. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF SNOW ENDING BEFORE MORNING THEN MAINLY CLOUDY.  
AMOUNT 2 CM EXCEPT LOCALLY 10 CM NEAR FERNIE. TEMPERATURE STEADY  
NEAR ZERO.  
SUNDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H  
GUSTING TO 40 IN THE MORNING. HIGH PLUS 2. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
 
END  
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
The Nexlab CANADA Page
Main Text Page