FPCN15 CWVR 142145
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MDT SATURDAY 14 MARCH 2026 FOR
TONIGHT SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MDT SUNDAY.

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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..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING
 LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 5.
SUNDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
 WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 3 OR
 MODERATE.
SUNDAY NIGHT..WET SNOW CHANGING TO PERIODS OF SNOW IN THE EVENING.
 AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING.
 LOW ZERO.

ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR WET
 FLURRIES EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT
 THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 5.
SUNDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
 HIGH PLUS 4. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
SUNDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. SNOW BEGINNING IN THE EVENING. AMOUNT 2 TO
 4 CM. LOW ZERO.

WEST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR WET
 FLURRIES EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 6.
SUNDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING CLOUDY LATE IN THE
 AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 3
 OR MODERATE.
SUNDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. PERIODS OF SNOW BEGINNING IN THE EVENING.
 AMOUNT 5 CM EXCEPT 10 CM OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. LOW ZERO.

KOOTENAY LAKE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR WET
 FLURRIES EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 4.
SUNDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H NEAR
 NOON. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
SUNDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE IN THE
 EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. LOW ZERO.

EAST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES THIS
 EVENING. CLEARING OVERNIGHT. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 11. WIND CHILL MINUS 14
 OVERNIGHT.
SUNDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H NEAR
 NOON. HIGH PLUS 3. WIND CHILL MINUS 14 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 3 OR
 MODERATE.
SUNDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. WIND
 SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 3. WIND CHILL
 NEAR MINUS 8.

ELK VALLEY.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF SNOW ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN CLEARING. AMOUNT
 2 TO 4 CM. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 14. WIND CHILL MINUS 9 THIS
 EVENING AND MINUS 17 OVERNIGHT.
SUNDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR
 NOON. HIGH PLUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 17 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 3 OR
 MODERATE.
SUNDAY NIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS EARLY IN THE EVENING. 60 PERCENT
 CHANCE OF FLURRIES BEFORE MORNING. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40.
 LOW MINUS 4. WIND CHILL MINUS 10 IN THE EVENING.

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