375  
FPCN15 CWVR 032146  
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY  
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MDT FRIDAY 3 JULY 2026 FOR TONIGHT  
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.  
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MDT SATURDAY.  
 
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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.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY 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.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING  
LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW 9.  
 
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY 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 WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. HIGH 25. UV INDEX 7 OR  
HIGH.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN  
THE EVENING AND RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. CLEARING OVERNIGHT. LOW 10.  
 
WEST KOOTENAY.  
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 30. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY  
HIGH.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
EVENING. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE  
EVENING. LOW 9.  
 
KOOTENAY LAKE.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS  
EVENING. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. RISK OF A  
THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW 13.  
SATURDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR  
NOON. HIGH 29. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN  
THE EVENING. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE  
EVENING. LOW 12.  
 
EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A  
THUNDERSTORM 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 7 OR HIGH.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN  
THE EVENING. CLEARING OVERNIGHT. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO  
40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW 9.  
 
EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 60 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.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40  
BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE EVENING. LOW 11.  
 
ELK VALLEY.  
TONIGHT..SHOWERS ENDING THIS EVENING THEN MAINLY CLOUDY. RISK OF A  
THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. 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.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50  
BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW 8.  
 
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