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FPCN15 CWVR 181046  
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY  
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. MDT SUNDAY 18 OCTOBER 2026 FOR TODAY  
AND MONDAY.  
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. HIGH 14. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.  
TONIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 1.  
MONDAY..CLOUDY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD NEAR NOON. HIGH 14.  
UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.  
 
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.  
TODAY..PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING SUNNY THIS MORNING. FOG PATCHES  
DISSIPATING THIS MORNING. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.  
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. INCREASING CLOUDINESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. FOG  
PATCHES DEVELOPING BEFORE MORNING. LOW PLUS 4.  
MONDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. CLEARING EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. FOG PATCHES  
DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.  
 
WEST KOOTENAY.  
TODAY..SUNNY. HIGH 14. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW PLUS 3.  
MONDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.  
 
KOOTENAY LAKE.  
TODAY..SUNNY. HIGH 14. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW PLUS 5.  
MONDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.  
 
EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.  
TODAY..SUNNY. HIGH 13. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.  
TONIGHT..CLEAR. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 3.  
MONDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.  
 
EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.  
TODAY..SUNNY. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.  
TONIGHT..CLEAR. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW ZERO.  
MONDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.  
 
ELK VALLEY.  
TODAY..SUNNY. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS  
AFTERNOON. HIGH 13. WIND CHILL MINUS 6 THIS MORNING. UV INDEX 2 OR  
LOW.  
TONIGHT..CLEAR. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTH  
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 3.  
MONDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H EARLY IN  
THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.  
 
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