580  
FPCN15 CWVR 031123  
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY  
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. MDT FRIDAY 3 JULY 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..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. HIGH 28. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. CLEARING BEFORE MORNING. LOW 11.  
SATURDAY..SUNNY. HIGH 29. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.  
 
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.  
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. HIGH 23. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOW 11.  
SATURDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 25. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.  
 
WEST KOOTENAY.  
TODAY..CLEARING. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH 28. UV  
INDEX 7 OR HIGH.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS  
EVENING. LOW 11.  
SATURDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. HIGH 29. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.  
 
KOOTENAY LAKE.  
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS  
AFTERNOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 26. UV  
INDEX 7 OR HIGH.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN  
SECTIONS OVERNIGHT. LOW 13.  
SATURDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER  
NORTHERN SECTIONS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 27. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY  
HIGH.  
 
EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.  
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A  
THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 24. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING.  
LOW 11.  
SATURDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 26. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.  
 
EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.  
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS  
AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. HIGH 25. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS  
EVENING. LOW 11.  
SATURDAY..SUNNY. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON.  
HIGH 27. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.  
 
ELK VALLEY.  
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS  
AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H  
NEAR NOON. HIGH 23. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING.  
RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H  
BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 8.  
SATURDAY..CLEARING IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H NEAR  
NOON. HIGH 25. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.  
 
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