FPCN15 CWVR 202145
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MDT FRIDAY 20 MARCH 2026 FOR TONIGHT
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MDT SATURDAY.

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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.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
 EVENING. SNOW LEVEL LOWERING TO 1500 METRES THIS EVENING. FOG
 PATCHES DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60
 BECOMING WEST 20 THIS EVENING THEN LIGHT OVERNIGHT. LOW PLUS 5.
SATURDAY..CLEARING IN THE MORNING. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING NEAR NOON.
 WIND BECOMING WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 13. UV
 INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
SATURDAY NIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. WIND WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 1.

ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TONIGHT..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN MAINLY CLOUDY. RAIN
 AT TIMES HEAVY OVER EASTERN SECTIONS EARLY THIS EVENING. FOG PATCHES
 DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING
 LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 3.
SATURDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
 AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 1100 METRES. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE
 MORNING. HIGH 9. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
SATURDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. LOW PLUS 2.

WEST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN CLOUDY. SNOW LEVEL
 LOWERING TO 1500 METRES THIS EVENING. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING AFTER
 MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT THIS
 EVENING. LOW PLUS 5.
SATURDAY..CLEARING IN THE MORNING. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE
 MORNING. WIND BECOMING WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON.
 HIGH 13. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
SATURDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. LOW PLUS 1.

KOOTENAY LAKE.
TONIGHT..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN CLOUDY. RAIN AT
 TIMES HEAVY OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVEL
 LOWERING TO 1500 METRES LATE THIS EVENING. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING
 BEFORE MORNING. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT
 THIS EVENING. LOW 7.
SATURDAY..CLEARING IN THE MORNING. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER
 NORTHERN SECTIONS IN THE AFTERNOON. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE
 MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH 12. UV
 INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
SATURDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER
 NORTHERN SECTIONS IN THE EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. BECOMING CLEAR
 AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 3.

EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN MAINLY CLOUDY. FOG
 PATCHES DEVELOPING BEFORE MORNING. WIND SOUTHEAST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO
 50 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 3.
SATURDAY..CLEARING IN THE MORNING. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE
 MORNING. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH 9. UV
 INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
SATURDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE IN
 THE EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING
 LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 2.

EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.
TONIGHT..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN CLOUDY. FOG PATCHES
 DEVELOPING BEFORE MORNING. WIND SOUTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60
 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 4.
SATURDAY..CLEARING IN THE MORNING. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE
 MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON.
 HIGH 10. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
SATURDAY NIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 1.

ELK VALLEY.
TONIGHT..RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY ENDING OVERNIGHT THEN CLOUDY. AMOUNT 10
 MM NEAR FERNIE. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING BEFORE MORNING. WIND
 SOUTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 BECOMING LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW
 PLUS 3.
SATURDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE
 IN THE MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE
 MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON.
 HIGH 8. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
SATURDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
 EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE IN THE
 EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLEARING BEFORE MORNING. FOG PATCHES
 DEVELOPING BEFORE MORNING. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 3. WIND CHILL MINUS 8
 OVERNIGHT.

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