170  
FPCN15 CWVR 211745  
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY  
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MST SATURDAY 21 DECEMBER 2024 FOR  
TODAY AND SUNDAY.  
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 4:00 P.M. MST.  
 
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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. PERIODS OF RAIN BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL  
NEAR VALLEY BOTTOM. HIGH PLUS 3.  
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 CLOUDY. RAIN BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL AT  
VALLEY BOTTOM. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 2. 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..CLOUDY. RAIN BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 1500 METRES.  
FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 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..INCREASING CLOUDINESS NEAR NOON. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL AT VALLEY BOTTOM. 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..CLOUDY. A FEW FLURRIES BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. FOG  
PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR ZERO. 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..INCREASING CLOUDINESS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PLUS 2. 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.  
 
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