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FPCN15 CWVR 221045
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. MDT FRIDAY 22 MAY 2026 FOR TODAY AND
SATURDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 11:00 A.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 MORNING. HIGH 24.
UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. LOW 11.
SATURDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 28. UV
INDEX 7 OR HIGH.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS
AFTERNOON. HIGH 20. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
EVENING. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. LOW 7.
SATURDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. HIGH 23. UV INDEX 7 OR
HIGH.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING CLOUDY NEAR NOON WITH
40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST
20 KM/H THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 24. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS
EVENING. LOW 9.
SATURDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIND BECOMING SOUTH
30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 27. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. HIGH 23. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
EVENING AND RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. CLEARING THIS EVENING. LOW 10.
SATURDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIND BECOMING SOUTH
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 25. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.
EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.
TODAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS
AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. HIGH 20. UV INDEX 5 OR
MODERATE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
EVENING AND RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. CLEARING THIS EVENING. LOW 6.
SATURDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIND BECOMING SOUTH
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 23. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.
EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.
TODAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. HIGH 21. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
EVENING AND RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. CLEARING THIS EVENING. LOW 7.
SATURDAY..SUNNY IN THE MORNING AND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON THEN A MIX
OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 23.
UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.
ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS THIS MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTH
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 18. UV INDEX 5 OR
MODERATE.
TONIGHT..CLEARING THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 4 WITH RISK OF FROST.
SATURDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIND BECOMING SOUTH
30 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 21. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.
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