FPCN15 CWVR 161045
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. MDT THURSDAY 16 APRIL 2026 FOR TODAY
AND FRIDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 11:00 A.M. MDT.

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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.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. CLEARING THIS AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING
 NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS MORNING. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 4 OR
 MODERATE.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 3 WITH FROST. WIND
 CHILL MINUS 5 OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD NEAR NOON. HIGH 11. UV
 INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.

ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. BECOMING A MIX OF
 SUN AND CLOUD THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1000 METRES THIS
 MORNING. HIGH 9. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR WET
 FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. LOW PLUS 2.
FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR
 WET FLURRIES IN THE MORNING. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.

WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR WET
 FLURRIES EARLY THIS MORNING. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING
 TO 40 LATE THIS MORNING. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..CLEARING THIS EVENING. LOW ZERO WITH PATCHY FROST.
FRIDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD NEAR NOON. HIGH 12. UV
 INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.

KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..PERIODS OF RAIN OR WET SNOW ENDING THIS MORNING THEN CLOUDY
 WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1100
 METRES THIS MORNING. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H THIS AFTERNOON.
 HIGH 8. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING
 THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LEVEL 1600 METRES. LOW PLUS 1.
FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.

EAST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS.
 WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH PLUS 3. UV INDEX 3 OR
 MODERATE.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS
 EARLY THIS EVENING THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW MINUS 2.
FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H EARLY
 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.

ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..PERIODS OF SNOW. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST
 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH ZERO. WIND CHILL MINUS 8 THIS MORNING. UV
 INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE THIS
 EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 4. WIND CHILL
 MINUS 4 THIS EVENING.
FRIDAY..CLOUDY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN THE MORNING. WIND
 BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 8.
 UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.

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