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FPCN15 CWVR 221145
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. MST SUNDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2026 FOR TODAY
AND MONDAY.
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. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY THIS MORNING. A
FEW RAIN SHOWERS BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 800
METRES THIS AFTERNOON. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH PLUS 4. WIND CHILL
MINUS 8 THIS MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..A FEW RAIN SHOWERS ENDING THIS EVENING THEN 30 PERCENT
CHANCE OF FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS. A FEW FLURRIES AND RAIN SHOWERS
BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING. LOCAL SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 CM. SNOW LEVEL
800 METRES LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 1.
MONDAY..A FEW FLURRIES AND RAIN SHOWERS ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN
CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN
AND CLOUD IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1500 METRES IN THE
MORNING. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY THIS
MORNING. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW OR RAIN BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON.
WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH PLUS 1. WIND CHILL MINUS 8 THIS MORNING. UV
INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW. AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW
MINUS 1. WIND CHILL MINUS 5 OVERNIGHT.
MONDAY..PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN CLOUDY WITH
60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1000 METRES IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H LATE IN THE MORNING. HIGH
PLUS 4. WIND CHILL MINUS 5 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY THIS MORNING.
PERIODS OF RAIN BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1000
METRES THIS AFTERNOON. WIND NORTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT LATE
THIS MORNING. HIGH PLUS 5. WIND CHILL MINUS 8 THIS MORNING. UV
INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN CHANGING TO PERIODS OF SNOW THIS EVENING.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM EXCEPT 10 CM OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. SNOW
LEVEL 1000 METRES LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM THIS EVENING. LOW ZERO.
MONDAY..PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW CHANGING TO PERIODS OF RAIN IN THE
MORNING. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1300 METRES IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
SOUTH 20 KM/H. HIGH PLUS 5.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY THIS
MORNING. PERIODS OF SNOW BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. WIND UP TO 15
KM/H. HIGH PLUS 5 EXCEPT PLUS 2 OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS. WIND CHILL
MINUS 8 THIS MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF SNOW. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM EXCEPT 5 CM OVER NORTHERN
SECTIONS. LOW ZERO.
MONDAY..PERIODS OF SNOW CHANGING TO PERIODS OF RAIN NEAR NOON. SNOW
LEVEL RISING TO 1300 METRES NEAR NOON. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H. HIGH
PLUS 5 EXCEPT PLUS 2 OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS.
EAST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH PLUS 1. WIND CHILL
MINUS 23 THIS MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. WIND UP TO
15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 3. WIND CHILL MINUS 8 OVERNIGHT.
MONDAY..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING AND
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. A FEW RAIN SHOWERS BEGINNING IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH
PLUS 4. WIND CHILL MINUS 5 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO
40 NEAR NOON. HIGH ZERO. WIND CHILL MINUS 22 THIS MORNING. UV
INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING CLOUDY NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN SNOW.
AMOUNT 2 CM EXCEPT 5 CM NEAR FERNIE. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO
40. LOW MINUS 4. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 10.
MONDAY..SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 60.
HIGH PLUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 10 IN THE MORNING.
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