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FPCN15 CWVR 121645
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MDT SUNDAY 12 OCTOBER 2025 FOR TODAY
AND MONDAY.
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..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SHOWERS BEGINNING LATE
THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 1400 METRES. WIND BECOMING NORTHEAST
20 KM/H THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR 6. UV INDEX 2 OR
LOW.
TONIGHT..RAIN SHOWERS ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN CLOUDY WITH
40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES. SNOW LEVEL 1500
METRES LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM OVERNIGHT. WIND NORTHEAST 20 KM/H
BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW ZERO.
MONDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING SUNNY NEAR NOON. WIND
BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 LATE IN THE MORNING.
HIGH 10. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN
70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 1300
METRES. WIND BECOMING NORTH 20 KM/H LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 8. UV
INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES NEAR MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL 1400
METRES LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H
BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 2.
MONDAY..CLEARING IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING NORTH 20 KM/H IN THE
MORNING. HIGH 9. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..CLOUDY. SHOWERS BEGINNING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL
1300 METRES. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H THIS AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR 7. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..SHOWERS ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. FLURRIES OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. SNOW LEVEL 1400
METRES LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM OVERNIGHT. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40. LOW PLUS 2.
MONDAY..CLEARING LATE IN THE MORNING. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO
40. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..CLOUDY. SHOWERS BEGINNING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL
1400 METRES. WIND BECOMING NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR 7. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..RAIN SHOWERS ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN CLOUDY WITH
60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES. SNOW LEVEL 1200
METRES LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND NORTHEAST
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. LOW PLUS 2.
MONDAY..CLEARING IN THE MORNING. WIND NORTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO
40. HIGH 9. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.
TODAY..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES.
WIND NORTH 20 KM/H. HIGH PLUS 5. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES
CHANGING TO 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES THIS EVENING. WIND NORTH
20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 5. WIND CHILL MINUS 9
OVERNIGHT.
MONDAY..CLEARING IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING NORTH 20 KM/H NEAR
NOON. HIGH 6. WIND CHILL MINUS 9 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.
TODAY..CLOUDY. SHOWERS BEGINNING NEAR NOON EXCEPT SNOW OVER HIGHER
TERRAIN. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 THIS
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 5. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW THIS EVENING
AND ENDING BEFORE MORNING THEN CLOUDY. SNOW OVER HIGHER TERRAIN.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT 4 CM NEAR KIMBERLEY. WIND NORTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING
LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 6 OVERNIGHT.
MONDAY..CLEARING IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 KM/H IN
THE MORNING. HIGH PLUS 5. WIND CHILL MINUS 6 IN THE MORNING. UV
INDEX 2 OR LOW.
ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW BECOMING MIXED WITH RAIN LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. WIND NORTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH PLUS 1. UV
INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ENDING BEFORE MORNING THEN CLOUDY.
SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND NORTHEAST 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40. LOW MINUS 5. WIND CHILL MINUS 7 THIS EVENING AND
MINUS 12 OVERNIGHT.
MONDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND NORTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH
MINUS 1. WIND CHILL MINUS 12 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 7 IN THE
AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
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