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FPCN15 CWVR 291045
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. MDT TUESDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2026 FOR
TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.
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..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS CHANGING TO 70 PERCENT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 16. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING. BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY NEAR MIDNIGHT. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING BEFORE MORNING.
LOW 6.
WEDNESDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. WIND
BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 18.
UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. LOCAL AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM. WIND BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 13. UV INDEX 1
OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING THIS EVENING THEN MAINLY CLOUDY WITH
60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 8.
WEDNESDAY..CLEARING IN THE MORNING. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE
MORNING. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 15.
UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..CLOUDY. PERIODS OF RAIN BEGINNING NEAR NOON. 70 PERCENT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS THIS MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTH
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS MORNING. HIGH 15. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN CLEARING. WIND
SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 7.
WEDNESDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. WIND
BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 18.
UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..CLOUDY. SHOWERS BEGINNING THIS MORNING. PERIODS OF RAIN OVER
NORTHERN SECTIONS EARLY THIS MORNING. AMOUNT 10 MM OVER NORTHERN
SECTIONS. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 16.
UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..SHOWERS ENDING OVERNIGHT THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTHWEST
20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 10.
WEDNESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING SUNNY IN THE MORNING.
WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 18. UV
INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND BECOMING
SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 THIS MORNING. HIGH 16. UV INDEX 3 OR
MODERATE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS CHANGING TO
70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLEARING BEFORE
MORNING. WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT LATE THIS
EVENING. LOW 6.
WEDNESDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO
40 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 17. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.
WIND BECOMING SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 THIS MORNING. HIGH 16. UV
INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS
EVENING. CLEARING OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50
BECOMING LIGHT LATE THIS EVENING. LOW 6.
WEDNESDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO
40 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 17. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND SOUTH 40 KM/H
GUSTING TO 60. HIGH 14. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H
GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 5.
WEDNESDAY..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
CLEARING IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING
TO 40 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 14. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
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