FPCN15 CWVR 192245
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MST THURSDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2026 FOR
TONIGHT FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MST FRIDAY.

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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..CLEARING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 11. WIND CHILL
 MINUS 3 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 14 OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN THE MORNING. WIND
 BECOMING EAST 20 KM/H LATE IN THE MORNING. HIGH MINUS 1. WIND CHILL
 MINUS 15 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 7 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR
 LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND EAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT IN THE
 EVENING. LOW MINUS 8. WIND CHILL MINUS 3 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 10
 OVERNIGHT.

ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY THIS
 EVENING. CLEARING THIS EVENING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 10.
 WIND CHILL MINUS 5 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 15 OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN THE MORNING. WIND
 UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 14 IN THE MORNING AND
 MINUS 6 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 6. WIND
 CHILL NEAR MINUS 10.

WEST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..A FEW FLURRIES ENDING EARLY THIS EVENING THEN CLOUDY WITH
 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. CLEARING NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND NORTH
 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW
 MINUS 10. WIND CHILL MINUS 6 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 16 OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD LATE IN THE MORNING.
 WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH ZERO. WIND CHILL MINUS 16 IN THE MORNING.
 UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 7. WIND
 CHILL MINUS 10 OVERNIGHT.

KOOTENAY LAKE.
TONIGHT..A FEW FLURRIES ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN PARTLY CLOUDY.
 AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 7. WIND CHILL MINUS 9
 THIS EVENING.
FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. HIGH MINUS 1. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW MINUS 5.

EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY THIS
 EVENING. CLEARING BEFORE MORNING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 16.
 WIND CHILL MINUS 10 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 22 OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
 UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 4. WIND CHILL MINUS 22 IN THE MORNING. UV
 INDEX 1 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW MINUS 14.

EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ENDING LATE THIS EVENING THEN MAINLY
 CLOUDY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 13. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 16.
FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. HIGH MINUS 3. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW MINUS 11.

ELK VALLEY.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN CLOUDY WITH
 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. AMOUNT 2 CM. LOW MINUS 14.
FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H
 GUSTING TO 40 LATE IN THE MORNING. HIGH MINUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 20
 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 8 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 14. WIND CHILL MINUS 9 IN
 THE EVENING.

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