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FPCN15 CWVR 152148
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MDT SATURDAY 15 AUGUST 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.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING
AND RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. CLEARING LATE THIS EVENING. HAZY BECOMING
LOCAL SMOKE EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING
LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 14.
SUNDAY..SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL SMOKE. HIGH 29. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
SUNDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING AND RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. CLEARING LATE IN THE EVENING.
LOCAL SMOKE. LOW 14.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING
WITH RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. HAZY BECOMING LOCAL SMOKE NEAR MIDNIGHT.
LOW 12.
SUNDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOCAL SMOKE. HIGH 26. HUMIDEX
28. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
SUNDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING WITH RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. CLEARING OVERNIGHT. LOCAL SMOKE.
LOW 12.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
EVENING AND RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. CLEARING THIS EVENING. HAZY.
LOW 12.
SUNDAY..SUNNY EARLY IN THE MORNING THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL SMOKE. HIGH 29. HUMIDEX
32. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
SUNDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING WITH RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. CLEARING OVERNIGHT. LOCAL SMOKE.
LOW 13.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
EVENING AND RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. CLEARING LATE THIS EVENING. HAZY.
LOW 15.
SUNDAY..SUNNY IN THE MORNING AND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON THEN A MIX OF
SUN AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL SMOKE. HIGH 28.
HUMIDEX 31. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
SUNDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING AND RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. CLEARING LATE IN THE EVENING.
LOCAL SMOKE. LOW 15.
EAST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
EVENING AND RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. CLEARING LATE THIS EVENING. HAZY.
LOW 11.
SUNDAY..SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AFTERNOON. HAZY BECOMING LOCAL SMOKE IN THE MORNING. HIGH 26.
HUMIDEX 28. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
SUNDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING AND RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. CLEARING LATE IN THE EVENING.
LOCAL SMOKE. LOW 12.
ELK VALLEY.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
EVENING AND RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. CLEARING LATE THIS EVENING. HAZY.
WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 7.
SUNDAY..SUNNY EARLY IN THE MORNING THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AFTERNOON. HAZY BECOMING LOCAL SMOKE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 25. HUMIDEX 26. UV
INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
SUNDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING WITH RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H
BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW 9.
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