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FPCN15 CWVR 281145
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. MST WEDNESDAY 28 JANUARY 2026 FOR
TODAY AND THURSDAY.
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..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY THIS
MORNING. HIGH PLUS 2. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. LOW MINUS 1.
THURSDAY..PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW CHANGING TO PERIODS OF RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON AND ENDING LATER IN THE AFTERNOON THEN CLOUDY. PERIODS OF
LIGHT WET SNOW OVER HIGHER TERRAIN EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL
AMOUNT 2 CM. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 800 METRES IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH
PLUS 2.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES CHANGING TO 40 PERCENT
CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PLUS 1. UV INDEX 1 OR
LOW.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES EARLY THIS
EVENING. PERIODS OF SNOW BEGINNING THIS EVENING. AMOUNT 2 CM.
TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR ZERO.
THURSDAY..PERIODS OF SNOW CHANGING TO PERIODS OF RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 CM. SNOW LEVEL NEAR VALLEY BOTTOM. HIGH
PLUS 2.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES THIS MORNING.
WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH PLUS 3. WIND CHILL MINUS 7 THIS MORNING. UV
INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. PERIODS OF WET SNOW BEGINNING THIS EVENING.
TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR ZERO.
THURSDAY..PERIODS OF WET SNOW CHANGING TO PERIODS OF RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 CM. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 800 METRES IN
THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PLUS 4.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. HIGH PLUS 2.
UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. LOW MINUS 1.
THURSDAY..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES CHANGING TO
60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
VALLEY BOTTOM. HIGH PLUS 3. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
EAST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..CLOUDY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD NEAR NOON. WIND UP TO
15 KM/H. HIGH PLUS 1. WIND CHILL MINUS 6 THIS AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1
OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 6. WIND CHILL
MINUS 6 THIS EVENING.
THURSDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH PLUS 1. WIND CHILL MINUS 4 IN
THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE THIS MORNING AND
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH ZERO. WIND CHILL
MINUS 14 THIS MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 5. WIND CHILL
NEAR MINUS 9.
THURSDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING
THEN 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH PLUS 2. WIND CHILL
MINUS 9 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
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