338  
FPCN15 CWVR 121648  
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY  
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MDT FRIDAY 12 JUNE 2026 FOR TODAY  
AND SATURDAY.  
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..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND  
NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 23. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS  
EVENING. CLEARING LATE THIS EVENING. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO  
40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 8.  
SATURDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN THE AFTERNOON.  
HIGH 27. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.  
 
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.  
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND RISK OF A  
THUNDERSTORM. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H. HIGH 20. UV INDEX 5 OR  
MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS  
EVENING. CLEARING NEAR MIDNIGHT. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS  
EVENING. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 7.  
SATURDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN THE AFTERNOON.  
HIGH 23. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.  
 
WEST KOOTENAY.  
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND RISK OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 21. UV  
INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS  
EVENING AND RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. CLEARING LATE THIS EVENING. WIND  
NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 8.  
SATURDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN THE AFTERNOON.  
HIGH 27. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.  
 
KOOTENAY LAKE.  
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AND HAIL. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H. HIGH 20. UV INDEX 5  
OR MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS  
EVENING WITH RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING  
LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 10.  
SATURDAY..SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH  
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 25. UV INDEX 7  
OR HIGH.  
 
EAST KOOTENAY.  
TODAY..CLOUDY WITH 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A  
THUNDERSTORM AND HAIL. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40.  
HIGH 18. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS CHANGING TO  
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM AND  
HAIL THIS EVENING. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING  
LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 7.  
SATURDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY  
IN THE MORNING. HIGH 23. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.  
 
ELK VALLEY.  
TODAY..SHOWERS WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM. WIND  
BECOMING NORTH 20 KM/H THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 14. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.  
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING AND  
AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM THIS  
EVENING. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 4.  
SATURDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. HIGH 20. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.  
 
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