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FPCN15 CWVR 231645
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MDT SATURDAY 23 MAY 2026 FOR TODAY
AND SUNDAY.
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. WIND
WEST 20 KM/H. HIGH 28. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. CLEARING AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WEST 20 KM/H
BECOMING NORTH 20 GUSTING TO 40 THEN LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW 9.
SUNDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN THE MORNING. WIND
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 26. UV
INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS
AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. HIGH 23. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING
AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLEARING BEFORE MORNING. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM
THIS EVENING. LOW 8.
SUNDAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS IN THE MORNING. HIGH 20. UV INDEX 5 OR
MODERATE.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK
OF A THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO
50. HIGH 27. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING
WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. CLEARING BEFORE MORNING. WIND SOUTHWEST
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 8.
SUNDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN THE MORNING. WIND
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 NEAR NOON. HIGH 26. UV
INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS
AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 26. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING. 30
PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CLEARING BEFORE MORNING. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM THIS EVENING. WIND
SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 11.
SUNDAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 23. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
EAST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS
AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 23. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING
AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLEARING BEFORE MORNING. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM
THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT
THIS EVENING. LOW 9.
SUNDAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H IN THE
MORNING THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 IN THE AFTERNOON.
HIGH 24. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS
AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO
40. HIGH 21. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING
WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
BECOMING LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 5.
SUNDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN THE MORNING. WIND
BECOMING SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 NEAR NOON. HIGH 22. UV INDEX 6
OR HIGH.
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