596  
FPCN15 CWVR 212246  
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY  
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MST SATURDAY 21 DECEMBER 2024 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..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  
900 METRES. WIND BECOMING EAST 20 KM/H IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE  
STEADY NEAR PLUS 3.  
SUNDAY NIGHT..SHOWERS ENDING BEFORE MORNING THEN CLOUDY. SNOW LEVEL  
800 METRES. WIND EAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING.  
TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 4.  
 
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.  
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 LATE IN THE MORNING.  
70 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 2. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
SUNDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR  
FLURRIES. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 1.  
 
WEST KOOTENAY.  
TONIGHT..RAIN ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. SNOW LEVEL NEAR VALLEY BOTTOM.  
TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 3.  
SUNDAY..CLOUDY. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL  
800 METRES. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 3.  
SUNDAY NIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN. SNOW LEVEL NEAR VALLEY BOTTOM.  
TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 3.  
 
KOOTENAY LAKE.  
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.  
SUNDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE EVENING.  
SNOW BEGINNING NEAR MIDNIGHT. AMOUNT 2 CM. LOW PLUS 2.  
 
EAST KOOTENAY.  
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. A FEW FLURRIES BEGINNING EARLY THIS EVENING AND  
ENDING OVERNIGHT. AMOUNT 2 CM. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 1.  
SUNDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. HIGH PLUS 1. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
SUNDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING CLOUDY NEAR MIDNIGHT WITH  
40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 1. WIND CHILL NEAR  
MINUS 4.  
 
ELK VALLEY.  
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. PERIODS OF SNOW BEGINNING EARLY THIS EVENING.  
AMOUNT 2 CM EXCEPT LOCALLY 10 CM NEAR FERNIE. LOW 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.  
SUNDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES NEAR  
FERNIE OVERNIGHT. LOW MINUS 1 WITH TEMPERATURE RISING TO PLUS 2 BY  
MORNING.  
 
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