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FPCN15 CWVR 011645
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MDT WEDNESDAY 1 APRIL 2026 FOR TODAY
AND THURSDAY.
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..PERIODS OF SNOW ENDING NEAR NOON THEN CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 CM. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO
1300 METRES NEAR NOON. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 1300
METRES. LOW PLUS 1.
THURSDAY..CLOUDY WITH 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING
THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. SNOW LEVEL NEAR VALLEY BOTTOM. WIND
BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 11. UV
INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES.
SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1200 METRES THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 1
OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING THEN
PARTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LEVEL 1200 METRES. LOW PLUS 1.
THURSDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR
FLURRIES IN THE MORNING. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..A FEW WET FLURRIES ENDING NEAR NOON THEN CLOUDY WITH
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1200 METRES
NEAR NOON. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 1300
METRES. LOW PLUS 3.
THURSDAY..CLOUDY. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING IN THE MORNING AND ENDING
IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 1500 METRES. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST
20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES NEAR NOON THEN
60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1400 METRES
NEAR NOON. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 1400
METRES LOWERING TO 1000 METRES OVERNIGHT. LOW PLUS 4.
THURSDAY..RAIN SHOWERS. WET FLURRIES EARLY IN THE MORNING. SNOW LEVEL
RISING TO 1700 METRES IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 9. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.
TODAY..CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
THEN 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 7. UV
INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO
70 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 3.
THURSDAY..PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ENDING NEAR NOON THEN MAINLY CLOUDY.
WIND BECOMING NORTH 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH 7. WIND CHILL MINUS 4 IN
THE MORNING. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.
TODAY..A FEW FLURRIES CHANGING TO A FEW RAIN SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.
HIGH 6. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..A FEW RAIN SHOWERS ENDING THIS EVENING THEN CLOUDY WITH
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES. LOW PLUS 1.
THURSDAY..CLOUDY. PERIODS OF SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN BEGINNING EARLY IN
THE MORNING THEN CHANGING TO RAIN IN THE MORNING AND ENDING IN THE
AFTERNOON THEN 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGH 9. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS.
WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H. HIGH PLUS 5. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..RAIN CHANGING TO PERIODS OF SNOW LATE THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL
AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING.
LOW ZERO.
THURSDAY..SNOW CHANGING TO PERIODS OF RAIN NEAR NOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNT
2 CM. WIND BECOMING NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH
PLUS 5. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
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