FPCN15 CWVR 242155
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MDT TUESDAY 24 MARCH 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..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN CLEARING. WIND
 BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 3.
WEDNESDAY..SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH
 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 1000
 METRES. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 4 OR
 MODERATE.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
 THE EVENING. BECOMING CLEAR OVERNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL 1000 METRES. LOW
 PLUS 1.

ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TONIGHT..RAIN ENDING THIS EVENING THEN CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE
 OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL LOWERING TO 1100 METRES NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW
 PLUS 3.
WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW
 LEVEL 1100 METRES. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
 EVENING. SNOW LEVEL 1100 METRES. LOW PLUS 1.

WEST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..SHOWERS ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LEVEL
 1500 METRES RISING TO 1800 METRES THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H
 GUSTING TO 40. LOW PLUS 4.
WEDNESDAY..SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH
 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 1300
 METRES. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 4 OR
 MODERATE.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
 EARLY IN THE EVENING. CLEARING IN THE EVENING. SNOW LEVEL 1300
 METRES. LOW MINUS 1.

KOOTENAY LAKE.
TONIGHT..RAIN ENDING THIS EVENING THEN CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE
 OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL LOWERING TO 1000 METRES NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND
 SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURE
 STEADY NEAR 7.
WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
 AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 1300 METRES. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H
 GUSTING TO 50 NEAR NOON. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
 THE EVENING. CLEARING OVERNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL 1300 METRES. WIND
 SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW
 PLUS 2.

EAST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..RAIN AT TIMES MIXED WITH LIGHT WET SNOW ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT
 THEN CLOUDY. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. TEMPERATURE
 STEADY NEAR PLUS 3.
WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
 AFTERNOON. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 3 OR
 MODERATE.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN PARTLY
 CLOUDY. LOW MINUS 2.

ELK VALLEY.
TONIGHT..SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN SHOWERS AND PERIODS OF WET SNOW THIS
 EVENING AND ENDING OVERNIGHT THEN CLOUDY. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM.
 RAINFALL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50
 INCREASING TO 60 GUSTING TO 80 THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR
 PLUS 3.
WEDNESDAY..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
 WIND SOUTHWEST 60 KM/H GUSTING TO 80 DIMINISHING TO 40 GUSTING TO 60
 NEAR NOON. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..SNOW. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H
 GUSTING TO 50. LOW MINUS 5. WIND CHILL MINUS 13 OVERNIGHT.

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