563  
FPCN15 CWVR 061648  
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY  
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MDT SUNDAY 6 SEPTEMBER 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..BECOMING CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON.  
HIGH 24. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING  
THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING.  
LOW 9.  
MONDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND BECOMING WEST 20 KM/H EARLY IN  
THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 23. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.  
 
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.  
TODAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS NEAR NOON. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
THIS AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH 19. UV INDEX 4 OR  
MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS  
EVENING WITH RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOW 9.  
MONDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER EASTERN  
SECTIONS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 20. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.  
 
WEST KOOTENAY.  
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON  
WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H THIS  
AFTERNOON. HIGH 22. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A  
THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING  
LIGHT LATE THIS EVENING. LOW 10.  
MONDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND  
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 21. UV INDEX 4 OR  
MODERATE.  
 
KOOTENAY LAKE.  
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A  
THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 21. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A  
THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW 12.  
MONDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND  
BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 18. UV INDEX 4 OR  
MODERATE.  
 
EAST KOOTENAY.  
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A  
THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING NORTH 20 KM/H THIS  
AFTERNOON. HIGH 18. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A  
THUNDERSTORM THIS EVENING. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS  
EVENING. LOW 9.  
MONDAY..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND BECOMING WEST  
20 KM/H EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 18. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.  
 
ELK VALLEY.  
TODAY..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A  
THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 14. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A  
THUNDERSTORM THIS EVENING. LOW 9.  
MONDAY..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING AND  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS BEGINNING IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF  
A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H  
GUSTING TO 40 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 15. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.  
 
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