267  
FPCN15 CWVR 281045  
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY  
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. MDT MONDAY 28 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..SUNNY. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS MORNING. WIND BECOMING  
SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 18. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H  
BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 5.  
TUESDAY..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING AND  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF RAIN BEGINNING IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H IN THE MORNING. HIGH 16. UV INDEX 3  
OR MODERATE.  
 
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.  
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS MORNING.  
HIGH 15. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..BECOMING CLOUDY THIS EVENING WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN BEGINNING AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. LOW 8.  
TUESDAY..RAIN. AMOUNT 10 MM. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
 
WEST KOOTENAY.  
TODAY..SUNNY. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS MORNING. WIND BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 19. UV INDEX 4  
OR MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. INCREASING CLOUDINESS NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN  
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H  
GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 8.  
TUESDAY..CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING AND  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF RAIN BEGINNING IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE MORNING.  
HIGH 16. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.  
 
KOOTENAY LAKE.  
TODAY..SUNNY. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS MORNING. HIGH 18. UV  
INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. INCREASING CLOUDINESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. 60  
PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS OVERNIGHT. LOW 7.  
TUESDAY..SHOWERS. AMOUNT 10 MM OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS. HIGH 16. UV  
INDEX 2 OR LOW.  
 
EAST KOOTENAY.  
TODAY..SUNNY. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS  
AFTERNOON. HIGH 17. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..CLEAR. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H  
GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 4.  
TUESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 IN THE MORNING.  
HIGH 16. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.  
 
ELK VALLEY.  
TODAY..SUNNY. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 THIS  
AFTERNOON. HIGH 16. WIND CHILL MINUS 5 THIS MORNING. UV INDEX 3 OR  
MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 60. LOW PLUS 5.  
TUESDAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS EARLY IN THE MORNING. 40 PERCENT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SOUTH 40 KM/H GUSTING TO  
60. HIGH 14. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.  
 
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