FPCN15 CWVR 101645
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MDT TUESDAY 10 MARCH 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..SUNNY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH
 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND
 SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH PLUS 5. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND
 SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. LOW ZERO.
WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES CHANGING TO
 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS NEAR NOON. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO
 800 METRES IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40.
 HIGH 7. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.

ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES LATE
 THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H. HIGH PLUS 5. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES CHANGING TO
 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H
 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 1.
WEDNESDAY..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING
 AND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW
 BEGINNING EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H NEAR
 NOON. HIGH PLUS 4. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.

WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..SUNNY. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 EARLY
 THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OR RAIN
 SHOWERS. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. LOW PLUS 1.
WEDNESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES
 OR RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING THEN 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
 SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF RAIN
 BEGINNING IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1000 METRES IN THE
 AFTERNOON. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 2
 OR LOW.

KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVER
 NORTHERN SECTIONS. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 2 OR
 LOW.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES THIS
 EVENING. A FEW FLURRIES BEGINNING NEAR MIDNIGHT. AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND
 SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW ZERO.
WEDNESDAY..A FEW FLURRIES CHANGING TO RAIN MIXED WITH WET SNOW NEAR
 NOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H NEAR
 NOON. HIGH PLUS 5. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.

EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.
TODAY..MAINLY SUNNY. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH
 PLUS 4. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH
 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H
 GUSTING TO 40. LOW MINUS 4. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 10.
WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND
 SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH PLUS 3. WIND CHILL MINUS 9 IN
 THE MORNING. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.

EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.
TODAY..MAINLY SUNNY. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH
 PLUS 3. WIND CHILL MINUS 8 THIS MORNING. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING
 LIGHT LATE THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 3. WIND CHILL MINUS 8 OVERNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY..CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND BECOMING
 SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH PLUS 3. WIND CHILL
 MINUS 8 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.

ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES.
 WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH ZERO. WIND CHILL MINUS 9
 THIS MORNING. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. PERIODS OF SNOW BEGINNING NEAR
 MIDNIGHT. AMOUNT 5 CM. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING
 LIGHT LATE THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 4. WIND CHILL MINUS 9 THIS
 EVENING.
WEDNESDAY..PERIODS OF SNOW. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H
 GUSTING TO 50. HIGH PLUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 9 IN THE MORNING.

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