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FPCN15 CWVR 091645
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MDT WEDNESDAY 9 SEPTEMBER 2026 FOR
TODAY AND THURSDAY.
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. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H THIS
AFTERNOON. HIGH 27. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 10.
THURSDAY..CLEARING IN THE MORNING. HIGH 25. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..MAINLY SUNNY. HIGH 24. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. LOW 12.
THURSDAY..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON THEN A MIX OF
SUN AND CLOUD. WIND BECOMING NORTH 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH 20. UV
INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40 THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 26. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING
LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 11.
THURSDAY..CLEARING IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING
TO 40 IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING NORTH 20 GUSTING TO 40 EARLY IN
THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 23. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 30 KM/H THIS
AFTERNOON. HIGH 24. HUMIDEX 25. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN
SECTIONS. WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 13.
THURSDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN
SECTIONS. CLEARING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 23. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40 THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 23. HUMIDEX 26. UV INDEX 5 OR
MODERATE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING
LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 11.
THURSDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING IN THE
MORNING AND ENDING IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 20. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40 THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 23. HUMIDEX 26. UV INDEX 5 OR
MODERATE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING
LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 12.
THURSDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
NEAR NOON. HIGH 22. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO
40 THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 20. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING
LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 8.
THURSDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 IN THE
MORNING. HIGH 20. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
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