494  
FPCN15 CWVR 291645  
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY  
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MDT WEDNESDAY 29 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..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD THIS AFTERNOON. 30  
PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER THE RIDGES LATE THIS AFTERNOON.  
HIGH 22. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. CLEARING NEAR MIDNIGHT. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS OVER THE RIDGES EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 4.  
THURSDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN THE AFTERNOON.  
HIGH 25. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.  
 
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.  
TODAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD THIS AFTERNOON. 30  
PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER THE RIDGES LATE THIS AFTERNOON.  
HIGH 19. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.  
TONIGHT..CLEARING. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER THE RIDGES EARLY  
THIS EVENING. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. LOW PLUS 2 WITH RISK  
OF FROST.  
THURSDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN THE AFTERNOON.  
FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. HIGH 21. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.  
 
WEST KOOTENAY.  
TODAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD THIS AFTERNOON. 30  
PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER THE RIDGES LATE THIS AFTERNOON.  
HIGH 22. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. CLEARING NEAR MIDNIGHT. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS OVER THE RIDGES EARLY THIS EVENING. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING  
OVERNIGHT. LOW PLUS 3.  
THURSDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN THE AFTERNOON.  
FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. HIGH 25. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.  
 
KOOTENAY LAKE.  
TODAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD THIS AFTERNOON. 30  
PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER THE RIDGES LATE THIS AFTERNOON.  
HIGH 21. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.  
TONIGHT..CLEARING THIS EVENING. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER THE  
RIDGES EARLY THIS EVENING. FOG PATCHES OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS  
OVERNIGHT. LOW 6.  
THURSDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN THE AFTERNOON.  
FOG PATCHES OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS EARLY IN THE MORNING. HIGH 23. UV  
INDEX 6 OR HIGH.  
 
EAST KOOTENAY.  
TODAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD THIS AFTERNOON. 30  
PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER THE RIDGES LATE THIS AFTERNOON.  
HIGH 18. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. CLEARING NEAR MIDNIGHT. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS OVER THE RIDGES EARLY THIS EVENING. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING  
OVERNIGHT. LOW PLUS 1.  
THURSDAY..SUNNY. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. HIGH 21. UV  
INDEX 6 OR HIGH.  
 
ELK VALLEY.  
TODAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD THIS AFTERNOON. 30  
PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER THE RIDGES LATE THIS AFTERNOON.  
HIGH 16. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER THE RIDGES  
EARLY THIS EVENING. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. LOW ZERO.  
THURSDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. WIND  
BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 18. UV INDEX 6  
OR HIGH.  
 
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