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FPCN15 CWVR 161045
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. MDT SUNDAY 16 AUGUST 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..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOCAL SMOKE. HIGH 29. UV
INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
EVENING AND RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. CLEARING LATE THIS EVENING. LOCAL
SMOKE. LOW 14.
MONDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN THE AFTERNOON.
LOCAL SMOKE. HIGH 30. UV INDEX 6 OR 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 THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON. LOCAL SMOKE. HIGH 26. HUMIDEX 28. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
EVENING WITH RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. CLEARING NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOCAL
SMOKE. LOW 12.
MONDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN THE AFTERNOON.
LOCAL SMOKE. HIGH 27. HUMIDEX 28. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..SUNNY THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN A MIX OF SUN
AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HAZY BECOMING LOCAL SMOKE
EARLY THIS MORNING. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H THIS AFTERNOON.
HIGH 29. HUMIDEX 32. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
EVENING AND RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. CLEARING LATE THIS EVENING. LOCAL
SMOKE. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 13.
MONDAY..SUNNY. LOCAL SMOKE. HIGH 30. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..SUNNY THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN A MIX OF SUN
AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. RISK OF
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. HAZY BECOMING LOCAL SMOKE EARLY THIS
MORNING. HIGH 28. HUMIDEX 31. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
EVENING AND RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. CLEARING THIS EVENING. LOCAL
SMOKE. LOW 15.
MONDAY..SUNNY. LOCAL SMOKE. HIGH 29. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
EAST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS
AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. HAZY BECOMING LOCAL SMOKE THIS
MORNING. WIND BECOMING WEST 20 KM/H THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 26. HUMIDEX
28. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
EVENING WITH RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. CLEARING LATE THIS EVENING.
LOCAL SMOKE. WIND WEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 12.
MONDAY..SUNNY. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND BECOMING WEST 20 KM/H IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGH 27. HUMIDEX 30. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..SUNNY THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN A MIX OF SUN
AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. RISK OF
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. HAZY BECOMING LOCAL SMOKE THIS
AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 25.
HUMIDEX 26. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
EVENING AND RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. CLEARING THIS EVENING. LOCAL
SMOKE. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 9.
MONDAY..SUNNY IN THE MORNING AND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON THEN A MIX OF
SUN AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H NEAR NOON.
HIGH 26. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
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