698  
FPCN15 CWVR 252149  
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY  
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MDT SATURDAY 25 JULY 2026 FOR TONIGHT  
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.  
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MDT SUNDAY.  
 
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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  
WEST KOOTENAY.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS  
EVENING THEN CLEAR. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. LOCAL  
SMOKE. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 BECOMING LIGHT NEAR  
MIDNIGHT. LOW 14.  
SUNDAY..SUNNY. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40  
NEAR NOON. HIGH 30. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.  
SUNDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING  
TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW 16.  
 
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.  
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING  
AND RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. CLEARING OVERNIGHT. LOCAL SMOKE. LOW 15.  
SUNDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LOCAL SMOKE. HIGH 24. HUMIDEX 25. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.  
SUNDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOCAL SMOKE. LOW 16.  
 
KOOTENAY LAKE.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING CLEAR THIS EVENING. RISK OF  
THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS EARLY THIS EVENING. LOCAL  
SMOKE. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT  
OVERNIGHT. LOW 17.  
SUNDAY..SUNNY. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING  
TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 29. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.  
SUNDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO  
40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW 17.  
 
EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING CLEAR THIS EVENING. RISK OF  
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE RIDGES EARLY THIS EVENING. LOCAL SMOKE  
BECOMING HAZY EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50  
BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT. LOW 10.  
SUNDAY..SUNNY. HAZY. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR  
NOON. HIGH 27. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.  
SUNDAY NIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. HAZY. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40  
BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW 12.  
 
EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.  
TONIGHT..CLEAR. LOCAL SMOKE BECOMING HAZY EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND  
SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT. LOW 17.  
SUNDAY..SUNNY. HAZY. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 NEAR  
NOON. HIGH 29. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.  
SUNDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. HAZY. WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING  
LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW 17.  
 
ELK VALLEY.  
TONIGHT..CLEAR. HAZY. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. LOW 14.  
SUNDAY..SUNNY. HAZY. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 27. UV  
INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.  
SUNDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. HAZY. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING  
LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW 14.  
 
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