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FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. MST TUESDAY 27 JANUARY 2026 FOR TODAY
AND WEDNESDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 11:00 A.M. MST.
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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..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 1. WIND
CHILL MINUS 9 THIS AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 4.
WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. PERIODS OF LIGHT WET SNOW BEGINNING LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PLUS 1. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 1. WIND
CHILL MINUS 5 THIS AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 3.
WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. HIGH
PLUS 1. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH PLUS 1. WIND
CHILL MINUS 8 THIS MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES BEFORE MORNING.
WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 3. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 5.
WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OR RAIN
SHOWERS. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH PLUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 5 IN THE
MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. HIGH PLUS 1. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. LOW MINUS 3.
WEDNESDAY..CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING AND
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON THEN 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT WET SNOW IN
THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PLUS 2. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
EAST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 4. WIND
CHILL MINUS 11 THIS MORNING AND MINUS 6 THIS AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1
OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 9. WIND CHILL
MINUS 8 THIS EVENING.
WEDNESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 1.
WIND CHILL MINUS 7 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING SUNNY NEAR NOON. WIND UP TO
15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 3. WIND CHILL MINUS 12 THIS AFTERNOON. UV
INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. INCREASING CLOUDINESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 10.
WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON.
HIGH MINUS 1. WIND CHILL MINUS 11 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR
LOW.
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