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FPCN15 CWVR 051045  
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY  
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. MDT SUNDAY 5 JULY 2026 FOR TODAY AND  
MONDAY.  
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..SUNNY. WIND BECOMING WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON.  
HIGH 29. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.  
TONIGHT..CLEAR. WIND WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS  
EVENING. LOW 13.  
MONDAY..SUNNY. HIGH 32. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.  
 
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.  
TODAY..SUNNY THIS MORNING THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM THIS  
AFTERNOON. HIGH 24. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.  
TONIGHT..CLEAR. LOW 9.  
MONDAY..SUNNY. HIGH 27. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.  
 
WEST KOOTENAY.  
TODAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD THIS AFTERNOON. WIND  
BECOMING NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 NEAR NOON. HIGH 28. UV  
INDEX 7 OR HIGH.  
TONIGHT..CLEAR. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING.  
LOW 10.  
MONDAY..SUNNY. HIGH 32. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.  
 
KOOTENAY LAKE.  
TODAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD NEAR NOON. RISK OF A  
THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER  
NORTHERN SECTIONS THIS AFTERNOON. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS  
MORNING. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 NEAR NOON.  
HIGH 28. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.  
TONIGHT..CLEAR. WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT  
THIS EVENING. LOW 13.  
MONDAY..SUNNY. HIGH 31. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.  
 
EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.  
TODAY..SUNNY EARLY THIS MORNING THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH  
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM  
THIS AFTERNOON. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS MORNING. WIND BECOMING  
NORTHWEST 20 KM/H THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 23. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.  
TONIGHT..CLEAR. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING.  
LOW 8.  
MONDAY..SUNNY. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. HIGH 29. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.  
 
EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.  
TODAY..SUNNY. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS  
AFTERNOON. HIGH 25. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.  
TONIGHT..CLEAR. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT  
THIS EVENING. LOW 9.  
MONDAY..SUNNY. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 EARLY IN  
THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 29. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.  
 
ELK VALLEY.  
TODAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD THIS MORNING. WIND  
BECOMING SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 THIS MORNING. HIGH 25. UV  
INDEX 7 OR HIGH.  
TONIGHT..CLEAR. WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT THIS  
EVENING. LOW 7.  
MONDAY..SUNNY. HIGH 25. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.  
 
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