965
FPCN15 CWVR 181045
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. MDT FRIDAY 18 APRIL 2025 FOR TODAY
AND SATURDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 11:00 A.M. MDT.
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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..SUNNY. HIGH 20. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. SHOWERS BEGINNING OVERNIGHT. LOW
PLUS 4.
SATURDAY..SHOWERS ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD
WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H
IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 17. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..SUNNY. HIGH 16. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. SHOWERS BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW
PLUS 5.
SATURDAY..SHOWERS ENDING NEAR NOON THEN CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 13. UV
INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..SUNNY. HIGH 18. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. INCREASING CLOUDINESS AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN SHOWERS.
LOW PLUS 3.
SATURDAY..SHOWERS ENDING IN THE AFTERNOON THEN CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 16.
UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..SUNNY. HIGH 18. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. INCREASING CLOUDINESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 5.
SATURDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE
MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER
NORTHERN SECTIONS IN THE MORNING. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 1200 METRES RISING TO 1800 METRES IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HIGH 16. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
EAST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..SUNNY. HIGH 14. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 3.
SATURDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE
MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON.
HIGH 14. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..MAINLY SUNNY. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS MORNING. WIND
BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 5
OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS
EVENING. LOW MINUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 4 OVERNIGHT.
SATURDAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS EARLY IN THE MORNING. 40 PERCENT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40 IN THE MORNING. HIGH 10. WIND CHILL MINUS 4 IN THE
MORNING. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
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