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FPCN15 CWVR 161645
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MDT SUNDAY 16 AUGUST 2026 FOR TODAY
AND MONDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 4:00 P.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..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS
AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. 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..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND BECOMING
NORTHWEST 20 KM/H THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 30. HUMIDEX 33. 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 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS
THIS AFTERNOON. LOCAL SMOKE. HIGH 29. HUMIDEX 32. 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..SUNNY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH
40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS
THIS AFTERNOON. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H THIS
AFTERNOON. HIGH 26. HUMIDEX 28. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
EVENING AND RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. CLEARING LATE THIS EVENING. LOCAL
SMOKE. WIND SOUTHWEST 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 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH
40 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 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING
AND RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. CLEARING LATE 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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