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FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MST TUESDAY 27 JANUARY 2026 FOR
TONIGHT WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MST
WEDNESDAY.
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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.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. WIND
UP TO 15 KM/H. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 4. WIND CHILL MINUS 6
THIS EVENING.
WEDNESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. HIGH PLUS 1. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. PERIODS OF SNOW BEGINNING IN THE EVENING.
AMOUNT 2 CM. LOW MINUS 1.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. WIND
UP TO 15 KM/H. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 3. WIND CHILL MINUS 3
THIS EVENING.
WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. HIGH
PLUS 1. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT WET SNOW EARLY IN
THE EVENING. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW BEGINNING IN THE EVENING. AMOUNT
2 CM. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 1.
WEST KOOTENAY.
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. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE
MORNING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH PLUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 8 IN THE
MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT WET SNOW
OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR ZERO.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
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 3. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES.
TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR ZERO.
EAST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 9. WIND CHILL
MINUS 7 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.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 5. WIND
CHILL MINUS 6 IN THE EVENING.
ELK VALLEY.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. INCREASING CLOUDINESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND UP TO 15
KM/H. LOW MINUS 9. WIND CHILL MINUS 6 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 14
OVERNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE IN THE
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING
TO 40 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH MINUS 1. WIND CHILL MINUS 14 IN
THE MORNING AND MINUS 7 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 5. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 8.
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