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FPCN15 CWVR 131045
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. MDT FRIDAY 13 MARCH 2026 FOR TODAY
AND SATURDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 11:00 A.M. MDT.
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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. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES THIS MORNING.
WIND BECOMING WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH PLUS 4. UV
INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLEARING LATE THIS EVENING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 9.
WIND CHILL MINUS 12 OVERNIGHT.
SATURDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND BECOMING WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING
TO 40 IN THE MORNING. HIGH 6. WIND CHILL MINUS 15 IN THE MORNING. UV
INDEX 2 OR LOW.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES THIS MORNING.
HIGH PLUS 5. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW MINUS 2.
SATURDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN
THE MORNING AND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST
20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH PLUS 5. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES THIS MORNING. WIND
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 6. UV
INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS LATE
THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLEARING BEFORE MORNING. LOW
MINUS 3.
SATURDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..SNOW ENDING THIS MORNING THEN CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1000 METRES NEAR NOON. WIND
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 7. UV
INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..OVERCAST. LOW ZERO.
SATURDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OR RAIN
SHOWERS. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON.
HIGH PLUS 5. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. HIGH
MINUS 3. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND UP TO 15
KM/H. LOW MINUS 9. WIND CHILL MINUS 7 THIS EVENING.
SATURDAY..CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND UP TO 15
KM/H. HIGH MINUS 1. WIND CHILL MINUS 12 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 3
IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES THIS MORNING THEN
60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING
NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH PLUS 3. WIND CHILL
MINUS 5 THIS MORNING. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THIS EVENING.
FLURRIES BEGINNING NEAR MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND UP TO
15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 4. WIND CHILL MINUS 6 OVERNIGHT.
SATURDAY..FLURRIES ENDING NEAR NOON THEN CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT
CHANCE OF FLURRIES. AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH PLUS 1. WIND CHILL MINUS 8 IN THE
MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..PERIODS OF SNOW. AMOUNT 2 CM EXCEPT 10 CM NEAR FERNIE. HIGH
PLUS 1. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF SNOW. LOW MINUS 4.
SATURDAY..SNOW. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 KM/H IN
THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 4. WIND CHILL NEAR
MINUS 11. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
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