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FPCN15 CWVR 211145
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. MST SATURDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2026 FOR
TODAY AND SUNDAY.
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..CLOUDY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD THIS MORNING. WIND
BECOMING EAST 20 KM/H LATE THIS MORNING. HIGH PLUS 2. WIND CHILL
MINUS 13 THIS MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND EAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS
EVENING. LOW MINUS 6.
SUNDAY..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS.
HIGH PLUS 5. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH ZERO. WIND
CHILL MINUS 13 THIS MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 5. WIND CHILL
MINUS 9 OVERNIGHT.
SUNDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE IN THE
MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH PLUS 2. WIND
CHILL MINUS 8 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH PLUS 2. WIND
CHILL MINUS 11 THIS MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES BEFORE MORNING.
WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 4. WIND CHILL MINUS 6 OVERNIGHT.
SUNDAY..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING. PERIODS
OF RAIN OR LIGHT SNOW BEGINNING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND UP TO 15
KM/H. HIGH 6. WIND CHILL MINUS 7 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. CLEARING LATE THIS MORNING. HIGH PLUS 2. UV
INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 3.
SUNDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OR RAIN
SHOWERS. HIGH PLUS 5 EXCEPT PLUS 2 OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS. UV
INDEX 1 OR LOW.
EAST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. CLEARING NEAR NOON. WIND UP TO 15
KM/H. HIGH MINUS 1. WIND CHILL MINUS 3 THIS AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR
LOW.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND UP TO 15
KM/H. LOW MINUS 10. WIND CHILL MINUS 4 THIS EVENING.
SUNDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. HIGH PLUS 2. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING SUNNY THIS AFTERNOON. WIND
BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 LATE THIS MORNING. HIGH
MINUS 3. WIND CHILL MINUS 20 THIS MORNING AND MINUS 9 THIS
AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. WIND SOUTHEAST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT
THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 16 EXCEPT MINUS 13 NEAR FERNIE. WIND CHILL
MINUS 12 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 24 OVERNIGHT.
SUNDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE
MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON.
HIGH ZERO. WIND CHILL MINUS 22 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
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