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FPCN15 CWVR 021647
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MDT THURSDAY 2 APRIL 2026 FOR TODAY
AND FRIDAY.
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 RAIN ENDING THIS AFTERNOON THEN MAINLY CLOUDY. SNOW
LEVEL RISING TO 1500 METRES NEAR NOON. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..CLEARING THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 4.
FRIDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD NEAR NOON. HIGH 15. UV
INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.
SNOW LEVEL 1100 METRES RISING TO 1700 METRES THIS AFTERNOON.
HIGH 12. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. CLEARING LATE THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 2.
FRIDAY..SUNNY. INCREASING CLOUDINESS LATE IN THE MORNING THEN
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 3
OR MODERATE.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING THIS AFTERNOON THEN CLOUDY WITH
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 1500 METRES. WIND SOUTHWEST
20 KM/H. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF DRIZZLE OVERNIGHT. LOW
PLUS 2.
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING.
SNOW LEVEL 1500 METRES LOWERING TO 1100 METRES IN THE MORNING.
HIGH 14. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING THIS AFTERNOON THEN CLOUDY WITH
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 1000 METRES RISING TO 1700
METRES THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 9. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL
1700 METRES. LOW PLUS 4.
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING
AND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 900 METRES RISING TO 1400
METRES NEAR NOON. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.
TODAY..PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ENDING NEAR NOON THEN MAINLY CLOUDY WITH
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H. HIGH 7. UV
INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
EVENING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 5. WIND CHILL MINUS 7
OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH 11. WIND
CHILL MINUS 7 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.
TODAY..PERIODS OF SNOW ENDING NEAR NOON THEN CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGH 9. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW
PLUS 1.
FRIDAY..CLOUDY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN THE MORNING.
HIGH 10. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..SNOW AT TIMES MIXED WITH RAIN CHANGING TO RAIN NEAR NOON. WIND
NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH PLUS 5. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING LATE THIS EVENING THEN MAINLY CLOUDY
WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO
40 BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 1.
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW EARLY IN THE
MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H IN THE MORNING. HIGH 10. UV
INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
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