FPCN15 CWVR 312147
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MDT TUESDAY 31 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..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 1. WIND CHILL
 MINUS 3 OVERNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY..BECOMING CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN PERIODS OF SNOW
 CHANGING TO 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING.
 SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 CM. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1300 METRES LATE IN THE
 MORNING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH 8. WIND CHILL MINUS 3 IN THE
 MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
 EVENING. SNOW LEVEL 1300 METRES. LOW PLUS 1.

ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 2. WIND CHILL
 MINUS 4 OVERNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES LATE
 IN THE MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1200
 METRES IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH 7. WIND CHILL
 MINUS 4 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
 EVENING THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LEVEL 1200 METRES. LOW PLUS 1.

WEST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW MINUS 1.
WEDNESDAY..BECOMING CLOUDY IN THE MORNING WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF
 WET FLURRIES CHANGING TO 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN
 THE MORNING. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1200 METRES LATE IN THE MORNING.
 HIGH 8. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
 SNOW LEVEL 1200 METRES. LOW PLUS 3.

KOOTENAY LAKE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW PLUS 1.
WEDNESDAY..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR WET
 FLURRIES. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL
 1400 METRES LOWERING TO 1000 METRES OVERNIGHT. LOW PLUS 4.

EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 5. WIND CHILL
 MINUS 7 OVERNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
 THE AFTERNOON. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH 7. WIND CHILL MINUS 7 IN THE
 MORNING. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
 CHANGING TO 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW
 MINUS 3.

EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 4. WIND CHILL
 MINUS 6 OVERNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY..CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES CHANGING TO
 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. WIND UP TO 15
 KM/H. HIGH 6. WIND CHILL MINUS 6 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING
 TO 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 1.

ELK VALLEY.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING
 LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 7.
WEDNESDAY..BECOMING CLOUDY IN THE MORNING WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF
 RAIN SHOWERS OR WET FLURRIES LATE IN THE MORNING AND IN THE
 AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH PLUS 5. UV
 INDEX 1 OR LOW.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW NEAR MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNT
 2 CM. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW ZERO.

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