FPCN15 CWVR 251645
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MDT SATURDAY 25 APRIL 2026 FOR TODAY
AND SUNDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 4:00 P.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..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. HIGH 14. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW MINUS 1 WITH FROST.
SUNDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN
 THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 1300 METRES. WIND BECOMING NORTH 20 KM/H
 NEAR NOON. HIGH 13. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.

ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..SUNNY NEAR NOON THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT
 CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 1200 METRES.
 HIGH 12. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
 EVENING. SNOW LEVEL 1200 METRES. LOW ZERO WITH RISK OF FROST.
SUNDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
 AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 1300 METRES. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.

WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER
 EASTERN SECTIONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H. HIGH 13.
 UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER EASTERN
 SECTIONS EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS
 EVENING. LOW ZERO WITH PATCHY FROST.
SUNDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
 AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 1300 METRES. WIND BECOMING NORTH 20 KM/H NEAR
 NOON. HIGH 14. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.

KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS
 AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 1200 METRES. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H. HIGH 10. UV
 INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
 EVENING. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS
 OVERNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL 1200 METRES. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT
 THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 2 WITH RISK OF FROST.
SUNDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN
 THE AFTERNOON. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES OVER NORTHERN
 SECTIONS IN THE MORNING. SNOW LEVEL 1300 METRES. WIND BECOMING NORTH
 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.

EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS
 AFTERNOON. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H. HIGH 9. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO
 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H
 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 1.
SUNDAY..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES CHANGING TO 30 PERCENT
 CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS NEAR NOON. WIND BECOMING NORTH 20 KM/H NEAR
 NOON. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.

EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS
 AFTERNOON. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO
 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 1.
SUNDAY..CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY IN THE MORNING.
 WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 3 OR
 MODERATE.

ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..CLOUDY. A FEW FLURRIES AND RAIN SHOWERS BEGINNING THIS
 AFTERNOON. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH PLUS 5. UV
 INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..FLURRIES. RAIN SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL AMOUNT
 2 CM EXCEPT 5 CM OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H
 GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT LATE THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 4. WIND
 CHILL MINUS 9 OVERNIGHT.
SUNDAY..A FEW FLURRIES ENDING EARLY IN THE MORNING THEN CLOUDY WITH
 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS. WIND BECOMING
 SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE MORNING. HIGH PLUS 2. WIND
 CHILL MINUS 10 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.

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