808  
FPCN15 CWVR 071048  
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY  
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. MDT MONDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 2026 FOR TODAY  
AND TUESDAY.  
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..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS  
AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS  
MORNING. WIND BECOMING WEST 20 KM/H THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 24. UV  
INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS  
EVENING. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER EASTERN SECTIONS  
OVERNIGHT. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND WEST  
20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 10.  
TUESDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. HIGH 26. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.  
 
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.  
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.  
HIGH 19. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS  
EVENING. LOW 11.  
TUESDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. HIGH 21. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.  
 
WEST KOOTENAY.  
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A  
THUNDERSTORM LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H  
THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 22. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS  
EVENING WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING  
LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 10.  
TUESDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. HIGH 24. HUMIDEX 25. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.  
 
KOOTENAY LAKE.  
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A  
THUNDERSTORM LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 19. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING  
WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. LOW 12.  
TUESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. HIGH 22. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.  
 
EAST KOOTENAY.  
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING  
AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF RAIN BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON.  
RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
20 KM/H THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 17. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING OVERNIGHT THEN CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. AMOUNT  
10 MM. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 9.  
TUESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.  
HIGH 20. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.  
 
ELK VALLEY.  
TODAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON. AMOUNT  
5 TO 10 MM. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS  
AFTERNOON. HIGH 16. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN CLOUDY WITH  
40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM THIS EVENING.  
AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING  
LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 8.  
TUESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.  
WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 19. UV  
INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.  
 
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