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FPCN14 CWVR 181045  
FORECASTS FOR THE COLUMBIA DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY  
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. MDT WEDNESDAY 18 MARCH 2026 FOR TODAY  
AND THURSDAY.  
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..RAIN ENDING NEAR NOON THEN CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING  
TO 40 THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 10 MM OVER EASTERN SECTIONS. WIND  
SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW  
PLUS 4.  
THURSDAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 10 MM. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
20 KM/H IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR 6. UV INDEX 1 OR  
LOW.  
 
EAST COLUMBIA.  
TODAY..SHOWERS ENDING NEAR NOON THEN CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS MORNING. WIND BECOMING  
SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH 9. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..SHOWERS. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING  
LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 4.  
THURSDAY..SHOWERS. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H  
NEAR NOON. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
 
NORTH COLUMBIA  
KINBASKET.  
TODAY..PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING LATE THIS MORNING THEN CLOUDY WITH  
40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H  
GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H  
GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 2.  
THURSDAY..SHOWERS. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H  
GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
 
YOHO PARK - KOOTENAY PARK.  
TODAY..PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN CLOUDY WITH  
60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. SNOW LEVEL 1400  
METRES RISING TO 2000 METRES THIS MORNING. WIND WEST 30 KM/H GUSTING  
TO 50. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
TONIGHT..RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND WEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50.  
LOW PLUS 2.  
THURSDAY..RAIN. AMOUNT 10 TO 20 MM. WIND WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40.  
HIGH 6. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
 
NORTH THOMPSON.  
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING  
AND THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS EARLY THIS MORNING.  
WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 12.  
UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS  
EVENING. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS  
EVENING. LOW PLUS 2.  
THURSDAY..BECOMING CLOUDY IN THE MORNING. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40  
NEAR NOON. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
 
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