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FPCN15 CWVR 211745
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MST SATURDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2026 FOR
TODAY AND SUNDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 4:00 P.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 EAST 20 KM/H. HIGH PLUS 2. WIND
CHILL MINUS 12 THIS MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND EAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS
EVENING. LOW MINUS 4. WIND CHILL MINUS 9 OVERNIGHT.
SUNDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES CHANGING TO
40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL
RISING TO 800 METRES IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH
PLUS 5. WIND CHILL MINUS 9 IN THE MORNING. 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 9 THIS MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 5. WIND CHILL
MINUS 11 OVERNIGHT.
SUNDAY..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING AND
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN
BEGINNING IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH PLUS 2. WIND
CHILL MINUS 10 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND NORTHEAST 20 KM/H. HIGH PLUS 3.
WIND CHILL MINUS 12 THIS MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND NORTHEAST 20 KM/H. LOW MINUS 4. WIND
CHILL MINUS 10 OVERNIGHT.
SUNDAY..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING. PERIODS
OF RAIN BEGINNING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1000
METRES LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND NORTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT
NEAR NOON. HIGH 6. WIND CHILL MINUS 10 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR
LOW.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND NORTHEAST 20 KM/H. HIGH PLUS 2.
WIND CHILL MINUS 9 THIS MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND NORTHEAST 20 KM/H. LOW MINUS 3. WIND
CHILL MINUS 9 OVERNIGHT.
SUNDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING.
PERIODS OF RAIN BEGINNING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
VALLEY BOTTOM. WIND NORTHEAST 20 KM/H. HIGH PLUS 5 EXCEPT PLUS 2
OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS. WIND CHILL MINUS 9 IN THE MORNING. UV
INDEX 1 OR LOW.
EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.
TODAY..CLEARING THIS AFTERNOON. 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.
EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES NEAR NOON.
CLEARING THIS AFTERNOON. WIND NORTHEAST 20 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 1. WIND
CHILL MINUS 15 THIS MORNING AND MINUS 7 THIS AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1
OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY BEFORE MORNING. WIND NORTHEAST
20 KM/H. LOW MINUS 10. WIND CHILL MINUS 7 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 18
OVERNIGHT.
SUNDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND NORTHEAST 20 KM/H. HIGH PLUS 2.
WIND CHILL MINUS 17 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..MAINLY SUNNY. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH
MINUS 3. WIND CHILL MINUS 20 THIS MORNING AND MINUS 9 THIS
AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. 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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