875
FPCN15 CWVR 281645
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MDT MONDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 2026 FOR
TODAY AND TUESDAY.
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..MAINLY SUNNY. WIND BECOMING EAST 20 KM/H THIS AFTERNOON.
HIGH 18. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS THIS EVENING. WIND EAST 20 KM/H
BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 5.
TUESDAY..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS CHANGING TO 70 PERCENT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 16. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. HIGH 15. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING CLOUDY NEAR MIDNIGHT WITH 60 PERCENT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. LOW 8.
TUESDAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. LOCAL AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM. HIGH 13. UV
INDEX 1 OR LOW.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING SUNNY THIS AFTERNOON. FOG
PATCHES DISSIPATING NEAR NOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING
TO 40 THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 19. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER
NORTHERN SECTIONS OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 8.
TUESDAY..CLOUDY. PERIODS OF RAIN BEGINNING NEAR NOON. 70 PERCENT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS IN THE MORNING. WIND
BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE MORNING. HIGH 16. UV
INDEX 2 OR LOW.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..SUNNY. 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. WIND BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON. 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..PARTLY CLOUDY. 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 15. 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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