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FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MDT TUESDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2026 FOR
TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.
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..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. CLEARING
OVERNIGHT. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING BEFORE MORNING. LOW PLUS 3.
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 16.
UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 15. UV
INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN CLEARING. FOG
PATCHES DEVELOPING BEFORE MORNING. 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..SHOWERS. AMOUNT 10 MM OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS. WIND BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 16. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..SHOWERS ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT 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 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND SOUTH
30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH 16. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 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 WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND SOUTH
30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH 16. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 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 60 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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