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FPCN15 CWVR 051702
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MDT SATURDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2026 FOR
TODAY AND SUNDAY.
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. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH RISK
OF A THUNDERSTORM. HIGH 21. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING
WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. LOW 7 EXCEPT PLUS 3 OVER WESTERN
SECTIONS.
SUNDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. INCREASING CLOUDINESS IN THE AFTERNOON THEN
60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF A
THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 22. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS
AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST
20 KM/H THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 17. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING
AND RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. CLEARING OVERNIGHT. FOG PATCHES
DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT LATE
THIS EVENING. LOW 9.
SUNDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. INCREASING CLOUDINESS LATE IN THE MORNING THEN
60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AFTERNOON. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. HIGH 17.
UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS NEAR NOON. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. HIGH 20. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING
AND RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. CLEARING NEAR MIDNIGHT. FOG PATCHES
DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW 9.
SUNDAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN
THE MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE
AFTERNOON. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING
NORTHWEST 20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 18. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS NEAR NOON. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
THIS AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. HIGH 20. UV INDEX 5 OR
MODERATE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING
AND RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. CLEARING LATE THIS EVENING. LOW 11.
SUNDAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS EARLY IN THE MORNING. 70 PERCENT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. HIGH 19. UV INDEX 4 OR
MODERATE.
EAST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE RIDGES LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 16. UV
INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
EVENING. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS BEFORE MORNING. LOW 9.
SUNDAY..SHOWERS ENDING EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON THEN MAINLY CLOUDY WITH
40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGH 16. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND BECOMING
SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 17. UV INDEX 4 OR
MODERATE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS CHANGING TO
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING. SHOWERS BEGINNING
OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS
EVENING. LOW 8.
SUNDAY..SHOWERS ENDING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON THEN CLOUDY WITH
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOCAL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. HIGH 16. UV
INDEX 2 OR LOW.
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