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FPCN15 CWVR 221145  
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY  
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. MST SUNDAY 22 DECEMBER 2024 FOR TODAY  
AND MONDAY.  
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 11:00 A.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  
900 METRES. WIND BECOMING EAST 20 KM/H THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURE  
STEADY NEAR PLUS 3.  
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING BEFORE MORNING THEN CLOUDY. SNOW  
LEVEL 900 METRES. WIND EAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING.  
TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 4.  
MONDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 5. UV INDEX 1 OR  
LOW.  
 
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.  
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING CLOUDY NEAR NOON. 70 PERCENT  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES LATE THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE  
STEADY NEAR PLUS 2. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES.  
TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 1.  
MONDAY..CLOUDY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN THE MORNING. HIGH  
PLUS 5. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
 
WEST KOOTENAY.  
TODAY..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING. A FEW  
SHOWERS BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL NEAR VALLEY BOTTOM.  
TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 3.  
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN. SNOW LEVEL NEAR VALLEY BOTTOM. TEMPERATURE  
STEADY NEAR PLUS 3.  
MONDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING  
AND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1200 METRES LATE IN  
THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 4. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
 
KOOTENAY LAKE.  
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. HIGH PLUS 3. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES THIS EVENING. SNOW  
BEGINNING NEAR MIDNIGHT. AMOUNT 2 CM. LOW PLUS 2.  
MONDAY..SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN AND ENDING LATE IN THE MORNING THEN A  
MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 900 METRES IN THE  
MORNING. HIGH PLUS 5. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
 
EAST KOOTENAY.  
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. HIGH PLUS 1. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING CLOUDY NEAR MIDNIGHT WITH 30 PERCENT  
CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND UP TO 15  
KM/H. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 1. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 4.  
MONDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING.  
HIGH PLUS 3. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
 
ELK VALLEY.  
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H  
GUSTING TO 40 THIS MORNING. HIGH PLUS 2. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES NEAR FERNIE  
OVERNIGHT. LOW MINUS 1 WITH TEMPERATURE RISING TO PLUS 2 BY MORNING.  
MONDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 LATE IN THE  
MORNING. HIGH PLUS 4 WITH TEMPERATURE FALLING TO PLUS 1 IN THE  
AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
 
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