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FPCN14 CWVR 161645
FORECASTS FOR THE COLUMBIA DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MDT MONDAY 16 MARCH 2026 FOR TODAY
AND TUESDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 4:00 P.M. MDT.
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MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS:
REVELSTOKE: 450 METRES.
GOLDEN: 790 METRES.
ROGERS PASS: 1370 METRES.
KICKING HORSE PASS: 1650 METRES.
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WEST COLUMBIA.
TODAY..PERIODS OF WET SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL
AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. RAINFALL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM EXCEPT 15 MM OVER
WESTERN SECTIONS. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1400 METRES THIS AFTERNOON.
WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H. HIGH PLUS 5. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM EXCEPT 15 MM OVER WESTERN SECTIONS.
WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H. TEMPERATURE RISING TO 7 BY MORNING.
TUESDAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 1
OR LOW.
EAST COLUMBIA.
TODAY..A FEW FLURRIES CHANGING TO A FEW RAIN SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 2000 METRES THIS
AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
HIGH PLUS 5. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..SHOWERS. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR
PLUS 5.
TUESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND
SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
NORTH COLUMBIA
KINBASKET.
TODAY..SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY CHANGING TO WET SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN THIS
AFTERNOON THEN TO RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL
AMOUNT 10 CM. RAINFALL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND BECOMING SOUTH
20 KM/H THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PLUS 4. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..RAIN. AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40.
TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 5.
TUESDAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
YOHO PARK - KOOTENAY PARK.
TODAY..A FEW FLURRIES ENDING THIS AFTERNOON THEN MAINLY CLOUDY WITH
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. SNOW
LEVEL RISING TO 1200 METRES THIS AFTERNOON. WIND WEST 30 KM/H
GUSTING TO 50. HIGH PLUS 4. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND WEST 40 KM/H
GUSTING TO 60 DIMINISHING TO 20 GUSTING TO 40 OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURE
STEADY NEAR PLUS 5.
TUESDAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND WEST 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40 INCREASING TO 40 GUSTING TO 60 LATE IN THE MORNING.
HIGH 9. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
NORTH THOMPSON.
TODAY..PERIODS OF SNOW CHANGING TO A FEW RAIN SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 2200 METRES THIS
AFTERNOON. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING AND
AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING
LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 4.
TUESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGH 13. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
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