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FPCN14 CWVR 171045
FORECASTS FOR THE COLUMBIA DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. MDT TUESDAY 17 MARCH 2026 FOR TODAY
AND WEDNESDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 11:00 A.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 RAIN. SNOW LEVEL 1000 METRES RISING TO 2300 METRES
THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 8. UV
INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 10 MM. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURE STEADY
NEAR 6.
WEDNESDAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND BECOMING
SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 10. UV
INDEX 1 OR LOW.
EAST COLUMBIA.
TODAY..A FEW FLURRIES CHANGING TO RAIN SHOWERS THIS MORNING. SNOW
LEVEL RISING TO 2200 METRES THIS MORNING. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING. SHOWERS
BEGINNING NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW 6.
WEDNESDAY..SHOWERS ENDING NEAR NOON THEN CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H NEAR NOON.
HIGH 12. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
NORTH COLUMBIA
KINBASKET.
TODAY..SHOWERS. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO
40. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING. PERIODS
OF RAIN BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING. AMOUNT 10 TO 20 MM. WIND SOUTH
20 KM/H. LOW PLUS 5.
WEDNESDAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 9. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
YOHO PARK - KOOTENAY PARK.
TODAY..PERIODS OF SNOW CHANGING TO PERIODS OF RAIN THIS MORNING.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. RAINFALL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. SNOW LEVEL
RISING TO 1600 METRES NEAR NOON. WIND WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
INCREASING TO 40 GUSTING TO 60 LATE THIS MORNING. HIGH 10. WIND
CHILL MINUS 8 THIS MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. SNOW LEVEL 1500 METRES.
WIND WEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 DIMINISHING TO 20 GUSTING TO 40 THIS
EVENING. LOW PLUS 5.
WEDNESDAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. SNOW LEVEL 1400 METRES
RISING TO 2000 METRES IN THE MORNING. WIND WEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO
50. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
NORTH THOMPSON.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. HIGH 14. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING AND
AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS OVERNIGHT. AMOUNT 10 MM
OVER NORTHEASTERN SECTIONS. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 6.
WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE
MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS EARLY IN
THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGH 13. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
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