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FPCN15 CWVR 021645  
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY  
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MDT WEDNESDAY 2 JULY 2025 FOR TODAY  
AND THURSDAY.  
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 4:00 P.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 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH  
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. RISK OF A  
THUNDERSTORM LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H  
GUSTING TO 40 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 GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 18.  
THURSDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H NEAR NOON.  
HIGH 28. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.  
 
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.  
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A SEVERE  
THUNDERSTORM. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 28.  
HUMIDEX 29. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR  
THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING AND RISK OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.  
CLEARING OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING.  
LOW 12.  
THURSDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. HIGH 23. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.  
 
WEST KOOTENAY.  
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A SEVERE  
THUNDERSTORM. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS  
AFTERNOON. HIGH 35. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR  
THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. CLEARING OVERNIGHT. RISK OF A SEVERE  
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 27.  
UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.  
 
KOOTENAY LAKE.  
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. SHOWERS WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS  
BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. RISK OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM LATE THIS  
AFTERNOON. HIGH 31. UV INDEX 9 OR VERY HIGH.  
TONIGHT..SHOWERS WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN  
PARTLY CLOUDY. RISK OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING.  
LOW 17.  
THURSDAY..SUNNY. HIGH 26. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.  
 
EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.  
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A SEVERE  
THUNDERSTORM. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS  
AFTERNOON. HIGH 32. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR  
THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. BECOMING CLEAR OVERNIGHT. RISK OF A  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 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 26. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.  
 
EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.  
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS  
AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H  
GUSTING TO 40 THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 32. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 40 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 LATE THIS EVENING.  
LOW 16.  
THURSDAY..SUNNY. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE  
MORNING. HIGH 26. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.  
 
ELK VALLEY.  
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN  
SECTIONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 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. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS  
OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS EARLY THIS EVENING. 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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