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FPCN15 CWVR 212245
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MST SATURDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2026 FOR
TONIGHT SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MST SUNDAY.
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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. 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.
SUNDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING. A FEW FLURRIES AND RAIN SHOWERS BEGINNING LATE IN THE
EVENING. LOCAL SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 CM. SNOW LEVEL 800 METRES LOWERING
TO VALLEY BOTTOM LATE IN THE EVENING. LOW PLUS 1.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY 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.
SUNDAY NIGHT..PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW. AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H.
TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 1. WIND CHILL MINUS 5 OVERNIGHT.
WEST KOOTENAY.
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.
SUNDAY NIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN CHANGING TO PERIODS OF SNOW MIXED WITH
RAIN NEAR MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. SNOW LEVEL 1000
METRES LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW ZERO.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 3. WIND CHILL
MINUS 8 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 UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH PLUS 5 EXCEPT PLUS 2 OVER
NORTHERN SECTIONS. WIND CHILL MINUS 8 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR
LOW.
SUNDAY NIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN CHANGING TO PERIODS OF SNOW IN THE
EVENING. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. SNOW LEVEL NEAR VALLEY BOTTOM.
LOW PLUS 1.
EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 10. WIND CHILL
MINUS 6 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 17 OVERNIGHT.
SUNDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH PLUS 2. WIND
CHILL MINUS 16 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
SUNDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND
UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 4. WIND CHILL MINUS 9 OVERNIGHT.
EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 10. WIND CHILL
MINUS 8 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 17 OVERNIGHT.
SUNDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH PLUS 1. WIND
CHILL MINUS 16 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
SUNDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVERNIGHT.
WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 3. WIND CHILL MINUS 8 OVERNIGHT.
ELK VALLEY.
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 16 EXCEPT
MINUS 13 NEAR FERNIE. WIND CHILL MINUS 4 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 22
OVERNIGHT.
SUNDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 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.
SUNDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE EVENING.
SNOW BEGINNING NEAR MIDNIGHT. AMOUNT 2 CM EXCEPT 5 CM NEAR FERNIE.
WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. LOW MINUS 4. WIND CHILL NEAR
MINUS 10.
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