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FPCN15 CWVR 082252
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MST SATURDAY 8 MARCH 2025 FOR TONIGHT
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MDT 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..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.
SUNDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
SHOWERS BEGINNING NEAR MIDNIGHT AND ENDING BEFORE MORNING. CLEARING
BEFORE MORNING. SNOW LEVEL 1400 METRES LOWERING TO 800 METRES
OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT NEAR
MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 1.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
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.
SUNDAY NIGHT..A FEW RAIN SHOWERS BECOMING MIXED WITH PERIODS OF WET
SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT AND ENDING BEFORE MORNING THEN CLOUDY WITH
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT WET SNOW. SNOW LEVEL 1500 METRES LOWERING
TO VALLEY BOTTOM AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW ZERO.
WEST KOOTENAY.
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.
SUNDAY NIGHT..RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO WET SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT AND
ENDING BEFORE MORNING THEN CLEARING. WET SNOW OVER HIGHER TERRAIN
LATE IN THE EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 CM OVER
HIGHER TERRAIN. SNOW LEVEL 1400 METRES LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT NEAR
MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 1.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
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.
SUNDAY NIGHT..OVERCAST. A FEW SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS IN THE
EVENING. LOW PLUS 2.
EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING AND
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT
OVERNIGHT. LOW PLUS 3.
SUNDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND BECOMING SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 IN THE MORNING. HIGH 10.
UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
SUNDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND SOUTH
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. LOW PLUS 2.
EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.
TONIGHT..MAINLY 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.
WIND BECOMING SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 IN THE MORNING. HIGH 11.
UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
SUNDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND SOUTH
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. LOW PLUS 2.
ELK VALLEY.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
EVENING. 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.
SUNDAY NIGHT..A FEW RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO LIGHT WET SNOW NEAR
MIDNIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 5 CM. WIND
SOUTH 20 KM/H. LOW ZERO.
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