FPCN15 CWVR 102218 FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MDT TUESDAY 10 MARCH 2026 FOR TONIGHT WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MDT WEDNESDAY. --------------------------------------------------------------------- MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS: CASTLEGAR: 430 METRES. CRANBROOK: 920 METRES. BLUEBERRY-PAULSON: 1570 METRES. KOOTENAY PASS: 1774 METRES. CROWSNEST PASS: 1300 METRES. --------------------------------------------------------------------- BOUNDARY. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 EARLY THIS EVENING THEN LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 5. WIND CHILL MINUS 7 OVERNIGHT. WEDNESDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. INCREASING CLOUDINESS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON THEN 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 1000 METRES. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PLUS 5. WIND CHILL MINUS 7 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW. WEDNESDAY NIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN. SNOW LEVEL 1000 METRES RISING TO 1500 METRES IN THE EVENING. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING WEST 40 GUSTING TO 70 IN THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE RISING TO 9 IN THE EVENING THEN FALLING. ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE. TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. LOW PLUS 1. WEDNESDAY..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES CHANGING TO 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR WET FLURRIES NEAR NOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PLUS 4. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. WEDNESDAY NIGHT..RAIN AT TIMES MIXED WITH SNOW. RAINFALL AMOUNT 10 MM EXCEPT SNOWFALL AMOUNT 5 CM OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW PLUS 1. WEST KOOTENAY. TONIGHT..BECOMING CLOUDY THIS EVENING WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT. LOW MINUS 1. WEDNESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING CLOUDY NEAR NOON WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL NEAR VALLEY BOTTOM. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. WEDNESDAY NIGHT..RAIN. AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM. SNOW LEVEL 1000 METRES RISING TO 1500 METRES NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 5. KOOTENAY LAKE. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING CLOUDY LATE THIS EVENING WITH A FEW FLURRIES. AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND WEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 1. WEDNESDAY..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES CHANGING TO 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL NEAR VALLEY BOTTOM. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH PLUS 5. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. WEDNESDAY NIGHT..RAIN. AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM. SNOW LEVEL 900 METRES RISING TO 1500 METRES NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 2. EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING CLOUDY NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 11. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 14. WEDNESDAY..CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH PLUS 1. WIND CHILL MINUS 14 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. WEDNESDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. SNOW BEGINNING EARLY IN THE EVENING. AMOUNT 5 CM. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 5. WIND CHILL MINUS 11 IN THE EVENING. EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK. TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. INCREASING CLOUDINESS LATE THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 4. WIND CHILL MINUS 8 OVERNIGHT. WEDNESDAY..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH PLUS 5. WIND CHILL MINUS 8 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. WEDNESDAY NIGHT..RAIN EXCEPT SNOW NEAR KIMBERLEY IN THE EVENING. RAINFALL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM EXCEPT SNOWFALL AMOUNT 5 CM NEAR KIMBERLEY. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW ZERO WITH TEMPERATURE RISING TO PLUS 3 BY MORNING. ELK VALLEY. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING CLOUDY THIS EVENING WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT LATE THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 4. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 9. WEDNESDAY..PERIODS OF SNOW. AMOUNT 5 CM. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 NEAR NOON. HIGH PLUS 1. WIND CHILL MINUS 8 IN THE MORNING. WEDNESDAY NIGHT..SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY. AMOUNT 15 TO 25 CM. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 1 WITH TEMPERATURE RISING TO PLUS 2 BY MORNING. END