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FPCN15 CWVR 081745  
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY  
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MST SATURDAY 8 MARCH 2025 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..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS  
AFTERNOON. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.  
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING  
LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 2.  
SUNDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SNOW LEVEL 1400 METRES. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN  
THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 9. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.  
 
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.  
TODAY..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 1  
OR LOW.  
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOW PLUS 4.  
SUNDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGH 8. UV  
INDEX 2 OR LOW.  
 
WEST KOOTENAY.  
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS  
AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 1400 METRES. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40.  
HIGH 10. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.  
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING  
LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 2.  
SUNDAY..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW  
LEVEL 1400 METRES. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE  
AFTERNOON. HIGH 9. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.  
 
KOOTENAY LAKE.  
TODAY..OVERCAST. A FEW SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS. WIND BECOMING  
SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. A FEW SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS. WIND  
SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 3.  
SUNDAY..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET SNOW OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS  
EARLY IN THE MORNING. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.  
 
EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.  
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND  
SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING AND  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT  
OVERNIGHT. LOW PLUS 3.  
SUNDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH  
40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING  
SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 IN THE MORNING. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 2 OR  
LOW.  
 
EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.  
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50.  
HIGH 11. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING  
LIGHT OVERNIGHT. LOW PLUS 3.  
SUNDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND BECOMING SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 IN THE MORNING. HIGH 11.  
UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.  
 
ELK VALLEY.  
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS  
AFTERNOON. WIND SOUTHEAST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 2  
OR LOW.  
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTHEAST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING  
LIGHT THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 4.  
SUNDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING CLOUDY LATE IN THE MORNING  
WITH 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING  
SOUTHEAST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE STEADY  
NEAR 6. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.  
 
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