FPCN15 CWVR 062146
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MDT MONDAY 6 APRIL 2026 FOR TONIGHT
TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MDT TUESDAY.

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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. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
 EVENING WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING
 TO 40. LOW 6.
TUESDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 60. HIGH 13.
 UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
TUESDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50
 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW PLUS 1.

ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF
 THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO
 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. WIND BECOMING NORTH 30 GUSTING TO 50
 BEFORE MORNING. LOW PLUS 4.
TUESDAY..SHOWERS ENDING LATE IN THE MORNING THEN MAINLY CLOUDY. 30
 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS IN THE AFTERNOON.
 SNOW LEVEL 1000 METRES. WIND NORTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH 9. UV
 INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TUESDAY NIGHT..CLEARING IN THE EVENING. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H
 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW ZERO.

WEST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING.
 RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING
 TO 40. LOW PLUS 4.
TUESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
 MORNING. SNOW LEVEL 1000 METRES. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING
 NORTHWEST 30 GUSTING TO 50 IN THE MORNING. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 4 OR
 MODERATE.
TUESDAY NIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50
 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW PLUS 1.

KOOTENAY LAKE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF
 THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVEL LOWERING TO 1500 METRES
 OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT.
 LOW 6.
TUESDAY..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING NEAR NOON THEN MAINLY CLOUDY. 40
 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS IN THE AFTERNOON.
 SNOW LEVEL 1500 METRES. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO
 60 LATE IN THE MORNING. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TUESDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER
 NORTHERN SECTIONS EARLY IN THE EVENING. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H
 GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW PLUS 2.

EAST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A
 THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO
 50. LOW PLUS 5.
TUESDAY..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING NEAR NOON THEN MAINLY CLOUDY WITH
 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE
 AFTERNOON. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING NORTHWEST
 30 GUSTING TO 60 LATE IN THE MORNING. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 3 OR
 MODERATE.
TUESDAY NIGHT..CLEARING IN THE EVENING. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H
 GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 2.

ELK VALLEY.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING AND
 AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. LOW 6.
TUESDAY..BECOMING CLOUDY IN THE MORNING WITH RAIN SHOWERS. RAIN
 SHOWERS OR FLURRIES IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE
 AFTERNOON. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING NORTHWEST
 30 GUSTING TO 60 IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 5. UV
 INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TUESDAY NIGHT..CLEARING IN THE EVENING. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H
 BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT. LOW MINUS 4. WIND CHILL MINUS 9 OVERNIGHT.

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