245  
FPCN15 CWVR 021055  
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY  
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. MDT WEDNESDAY 2 JULY 2025 FOR TODAY  
AND THURSDAY.  
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. A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH  
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM LATE THIS  
AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.  
HIGH 32. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS  
EVENING AND RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. CLEARING THIS EVENING. WIND  
SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 18.  
THURSDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H NEAR NOON.  
HIGH 30. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.  
 
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.  
TODAY..SUNNY. A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH  
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM LATE THIS  
AFTERNOON. HIGH 29. HUMIDEX 30. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING  
AND RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. CLEARING OVERNIGHT. LOW 12.  
THURSDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. HIGH 24. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.  
 
WEST KOOTENAY.  
TODAY..SUNNY. A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH  
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM LATE THIS  
AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS  
AFTERNOON. HIGH 35. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS  
EVENING. CLEARING OVERNIGHT. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS  
EVENING. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS  
EVENING. LOW 15.  
THURSDAY..SUNNY. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH 29.  
UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.  
 
KOOTENAY LAKE.  
TODAY..SUNNY. A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH  
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM LATE THIS  
AFTERNOON. HIGH 31. UV INDEX 9 OR VERY HIGH.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING.  
RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW 17.  
THURSDAY..SUNNY. HIGH 28. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.  
 
EAST KOOTENAY.  
TODAY..SUNNY. A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH  
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM LATE THIS  
AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS AFTERNOON.  
HIGH 32. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS  
EVENING AND RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. CLEARING THIS EVENING. WIND  
SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 16.  
THURSDAY..SUNNY. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE  
MORNING. HIGH 27. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.  
 
ELK VALLEY.  
TODAY..MAINLY SUNNY. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 EARLY  
THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 30. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. CLEARING NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H  
GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT LATE THIS EVENING. LOW 14.  
THURSDAY..SUNNY. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 IN THE  
MORNING. HIGH 25. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.  
 
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