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FPCN15 CWVR 031646
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MDT FRIDAY 3 JULY 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..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND
BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 28. UV INDEX 7 OR
HIGH.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING.
WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 11.
SATURDAY..CLEARING EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 30. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. HIGH 23. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A
THUNDERSTORM THIS EVENING. LOW 12.
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..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H. HIGH 28. UV INDEX 7 OR
HIGH.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
EVENING WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING
LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW 11.
SATURDAY..CLEARING IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 29. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY
HIGH.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. HIGH 26. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
EVENING. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS
OVERNIGHT. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW 13.
SATURDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER
NORTHERN SECTIONS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 28. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.
EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND RISK OF A
THUNDERSTORM. HIGH 24. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A
THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW 11.
SATURDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN
THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 26. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.
EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIND BECOMING WEST 20 KM/H THIS AFTERNOON.
HIGH 25. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
EVENING WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIND WEST 20 KM/H BECOMING
LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 11.
SATURDAY..CLEARING IN THE MORNING. 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 WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40.
HIGH 23. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING
WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 8.
SATURDAY..CLEARING IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 30 KM/H
GUSTING TO 50 NEAR NOON. HIGH 25. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.
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