FPCN15 CWVR 272245
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MST FRIDAY 27 FEBRUARY 2026 FOR
TONIGHT SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MST 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 WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
 EVENING. CLEARING THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVEL 1400 METRES. WIND
 SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 THIS EVENING
 THEN LIGHT OVERNIGHT. LOW MINUS 2.
SATURDAY..SUNNY. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR
 NOON. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
SATURDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. INCREASING CLOUDINESS NEAR MIDNIGHT EXCEPT
 CLEAR ABOVE THE VALLEY CLOUD OVERNIGHT. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING AFTER
 MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE
 EVENING. LOW MINUS 2.

ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO
 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS NEAR MIDNIGHT.
 SNOW LEVEL 1100 METRES LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND
 SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 1.
SATURDAY..CLEARING EARLY IN THE MORNING. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
SATURDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. INCREASING CLOUDINESS NEAR MIDNIGHT EXCEPT
 CLEAR ABOVE THE VALLEY CLOUD OVERNIGHT. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING NEAR
 MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 1.

WEST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING.
 CLEARING THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVEL 1300 METRES. WIND SOUTHWEST
 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. WIND BECOMING
 NORTH 20 LATE THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 1.
SATURDAY..SUNNY. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE
 AFTERNOON. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
SATURDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. INCREASING CLOUDINESS NEAR MIDNIGHT EXCEPT
 CLEAR ABOVE THE VALLEY CLOUD OVERNIGHT. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING NEAR
 MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE
 EVENING. LOW MINUS 1.

KOOTENAY LAKE.
TONIGHT..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING THIS EVENING THEN CLEARING. 30 PERCENT
 CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS THIS EVENING AND AFTER
 MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL 1100 METRES. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO
 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 1.
SATURDAY..SUNNY. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE
 AFTERNOON. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
SATURDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. INCREASING CLOUDINESS NEAR MIDNIGHT EXCEPT
 CLEAR ABOVE THE VALLEY CLOUD OVERNIGHT. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING NEAR
 MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE
 EVENING. LOW ZERO.

EAST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY THIS
 EVENING THEN 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES THIS EVENING AND
 AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLEARING BEFORE MORNING. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H
 GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 4.
SATURDAY..SUNNY. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
SATURDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. INCREASING CLOUDINESS AFTER MIDNIGHT EXCEPT
 CLEAR ABOVE THE VALLEY CLOUD OVERNIGHT. LOW MINUS 6.

ELK VALLEY.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF SNOW ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN CLEARING. AMOUNT
 2 TO 4 CM. WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT THIS
 EVENING. WIND BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 LATE THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 6.
 WIND CHILL MINUS 11 OVERNIGHT.
SATURDAY..SUNNY. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 LATE
 IN THE MORNING. HIGH PLUS 5. WIND CHILL MINUS 8 IN THE MORNING. UV
 INDEX 2 OR LOW.
SATURDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
 SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW
 MINUS 9.

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