FPCN15 CWVR 052145
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MDT TUESDAY 5 MAY 2026 FOR TONIGHT
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MDT
WEDNESDAY.

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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..CLEAR. WIND EAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING.
 LOW 8 EXCEPT PLUS 2 IN LOW LYING AREAS. FROST IN LOW LYING AREAS.
WEDNESDAY..SUNNY IN THE MORNING AND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON THEN A MIX
 OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
 WIND BECOMING WEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
 HIGH 28. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
 EARLY IN THE EVENING. CLEARING IN THE EVENING. WIND WEST 30 KM/H
 GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW 12.

ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. LOW PLUS 4 WITH RISK OF FROST.
WEDNESDAY..SUNNY IN THE MORNING AND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON THEN A MIX
 OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE
 AFTERNOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 23. UV
 INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING
 AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY IN THE EVENING.
 LOW 8.

WEST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. WIND NORTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT
 THIS EVENING. LOW 6.
WEDNESDAY..SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH
 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING
 SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 27. UV INDEX 6 OR
 HIGH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
 THE EVENING AND RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. CLEARING NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND
 SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING.
 LOW 9.

KOOTENAY LAKE.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. LOW 8.
WEDNESDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD LATE IN THE
 AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON.
 HIGH 24. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
 EVENING. LOW 10.

EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS
 EVENING. LOW ZERO WITH PATCHY FROST.
WEDNESDAY..SUNNY. INCREASING CLOUDINESS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
 BECOMING NORTH 20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 22. UV INDEX 6 OR
 HIGH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
 EVENING. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE EVENING.
 LOW 6.

EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. WIND EAST 20 KM/H. LOW PLUS 4.
WEDNESDAY..SUNNY. WIND EAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT IN THE MORNING.
 HIGH 21. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
 CLEARING BEFORE MORNING. LOW 8.

ELK VALLEY.
TONIGHT..CLEARING THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT
 THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 5 OVERNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN THE AFTERNOON.
 WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 21. UV INDEX 6 OR
 HIGH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND
 SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW 6.

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