FPCN15 CWVR 211645
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MDT SATURDAY 21 MARCH 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..MAINLY SUNNY. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING NEAR NOON. WIND WEST
 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 14. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. WIND WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT
 THIS EVENING. LOW ZERO.
SUNDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
 NEAR NOON. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.

ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW
 LEVEL 1100 METRES. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..CLEARING THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 1.
SUNDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.

WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..MAINLY SUNNY. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H. HIGH 13. UV INDEX 4 OR
 MODERATE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING CLEAR AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW ZERO.
SUNDAY..SUNNY. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON.
 HIGH 11. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.

KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW
 LEVEL 1100 METRES. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H. HIGH 13. UV INDEX 4 OR
 MODERATE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING CLEAR AFTER MIDNIGHT. 30 PERCENT
 CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW
 PLUS 3.
SUNDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H NEAR
 NOON. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.

EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND
 NORTHWEST 20 KM/H. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY THIS
 EVENING THEN 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE THIS EVENING AND
 AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING.
 LOW MINUS 2.
SUNDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.

EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND
 SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THIS
 EVENING THEN 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE THIS EVENING AND
 OVERNIGHT. BECOMING CLEAR BEFORE MORNING. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H
 GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 1.
SUNDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
 NEAR NOON. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.

ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND
 SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO
 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE THIS EVENING. CLEARING BEFORE
 MORNING. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING BEFORE MORNING. WIND SOUTHWEST
 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 1.
SUNDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING EARLY IN THE MORNING.
 WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 NEAR NOON. HIGH 6. UV
 INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.

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