FPCN15 CWVR 081045
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. MDT WEDNESDAY 8 APRIL 2026 FOR TODAY
AND THURSDAY.
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..MAINLY SUNNY. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
 NEAR NOON. HIGH 17. WIND CHILL MINUS 4 THIS MORNING. UV INDEX 5 OR
 MODERATE.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT
 THIS EVENING. LOW ZERO.
THURSDAY..SUNNY. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR
 NOON. HIGH 20. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.

ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD THIS AFTERNOON.
 HIGH 12. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..CLEARING THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 2.
THURSDAY..SUNNY. HIGH 14. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.

WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD THIS AFTERNOON.
 HIGH 17. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..CLEARING THIS EVENING. LOW ZERO.
THURSDAY..SUNNY. HIGH 18. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.

KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD THIS AFTERNOON. 40
 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS LATE THIS
 AFTERNOON. HIGH 16. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..CLEARING THIS EVENING. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER
 NORTHERN SECTIONS EARLY THIS EVENING. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING
 OVERNIGHT. LOW PLUS 2.
THURSDAY..SUNNY. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. HIGH 17. UV
 INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.

EAST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD THIS AFTERNOON. 40
 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS LATE THIS
 AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS
 AFTERNOON. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..CLEARING. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN
 SECTIONS THIS EVENING. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. WIND
 NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW
 MINUS 3.
THURSDAY..SUNNY. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. HIGH 14. UV
 INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.

ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD THIS AFTERNOON. WIND
 BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 11. WIND
 CHILL MINUS 6 THIS MORNING. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING.
 WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW
 MINUS 3.
THURSDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING SUNNY IN THE MORNING. WIND
 BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 13. UV INDEX 5 OR
 MODERATE.

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