FPCN15 CWVR 252151
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MDT WEDNESDAY 25 MARCH 2026 FOR
TONIGHT THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MDT THURSDAY.

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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 WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS
 EVENING. CLEARING BEFORE MORNING. SNOW LEVEL 1200 METRES. WIND
 SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING.
 LOW ZERO.
THURSDAY..SUNNY. WIND BECOMING WEST 20 KM/H LATE IN THE MORNING.
 HIGH 10. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
THURSDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. WIND WEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT IN THE
 EVENING. LOW MINUS 1.

ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THIS
 EVENING THEN 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL
 1000 METRES LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 1.
THURSDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY
 IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H LATE IN THE MORNING.
 HIGH 8. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
THURSDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT
 IN THE EVENING. LOW ZERO.

WEST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO
 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES NEAR MIDNIGHT. CLEARING BEFORE
 MORNING. SNOW LEVEL 1200 METRES LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM NEAR
 MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS
 EVENING. LOW MINUS 1.
THURSDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H LATE IN THE
 MORNING. HIGH 11. WIND CHILL MINUS 3 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 4 OR
 MODERATE.
THURSDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT IN THE
 EVENING. LOW MINUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 4 OVERNIGHT.

KOOTENAY LAKE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING AND
 AFTER MIDNIGHT. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS
 OVERNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL 1300 METRES LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM NEAR
 MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS
 EVENING. LOW PLUS 1.
THURSDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVER
 NORTHERN SECTIONS IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H
 GUSTING TO 40 LATE IN THE MORNING. HIGH 9. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
THURSDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING CLEAR IN THE EVENING. WIND
 SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW ZERO.

EAST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO
 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H
 GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 2. WIND
 CHILL MINUS 4 OVERNIGHT.
THURSDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
 LATE IN THE MORNING. HIGH 6. WIND CHILL MINUS 4 IN THE MORNING. UV
 INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
THURSDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING
 LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 5.

ELK VALLEY.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY THIS
 EVENING. PERIODS OF SNOW BEGINNING THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2
 TO 4 CM. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. LOW MINUS 5. WIND CHILL
 MINUS 12 OVERNIGHT.
THURSDAY..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING AND
 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH
 PLUS 4. WIND CHILL MINUS 12 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
THURSDAY NIGHT..CLEARING LATE IN THE EVENING. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H
 GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 7. WIND CHILL
 MINUS 10 OVERNIGHT.

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