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FPCN15 CWVR 131645
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MDT FRIDAY 13 MARCH 2026 FOR TODAY
AND SATURDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 4:00 P.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. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES CHANGING TO
40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR WET FLURRIES THIS AFTERNOON.
WIND WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. 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 CHANGING TO
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR WET FLURRIES THIS AFTERNOON.
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. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES CHANGING TO 60 PERCENT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR WET FLURRIES THIS AFTERNOON. FOG PATCHES
DISSIPATING NEAR NOON. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. 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..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW CHANGING TO 60 PERCENT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR WET FLURRIES THIS AFTERNOON. WIND
SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. 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.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES CHANGING
TO 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR WET FLURRIES THIS AFTERNOON.
WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH PLUS 3. UV INDEX 2 OR
LOW.
TONIGHT..MAINLY 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..INCREASING CLOUDINESS NEAR NOON. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES
THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PLUS 1. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF SNOW. AMOUNT 2 CM. LOW MINUS 4.
SATURDAY..SNOW. AMOUNT 2 CM EXCEPT LOCALLY 5 CM NEAR FERNIE. 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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