FPCN15 CWVR 022150
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MDT THURSDAY 2 APRIL 2026 FOR TONIGHT
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MDT FRIDAY.

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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..MAINLY CLOUDY. CLEARING LATE THIS EVENING. FOG PATCHES
 DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
 BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 1.
FRIDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD NEAR NOON. FOG PATCHES
 DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
FRIDAY NIGHT..CLEARING NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW ZERO.

ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. CLEARING NEAR MIDNIGHT. FOG PATCHES
 DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 3.
FRIDAY..SUNNY. INCREASING CLOUDINESS IN THE AFTERNOON THEN 30 PERCENT
 CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN
 THE MORNING. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
FRIDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN
 THE EVENING. CLEARING OVERNIGHT. LOW PLUS 4.

WEST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
 EVENING. CLEARING OVERNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL 1500 METRES. FOG PATCHES
 DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT
 EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 1.
FRIDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN THE AFTERNOON. FOG
 PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
FRIDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. CLEARING NEAR MIDNIGHT. FOG PATCHES
 DEVELOPING BEFORE MORNING. LOW PLUS 2.

KOOTENAY LAKE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING.
 SNOW LEVEL 1500 METRES. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW
 PLUS 4.
FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE
 MORNING. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
FRIDAY NIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. LOW PLUS 3.

EAST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING. FOG
 PATCHES DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 1.
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING.
 HIGH 7. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
FRIDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING BEFORE MORNING.
 LOW ZERO.

ELK VALLEY.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN CLOUDY WITH
 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING AFTER
 MIDNIGHT. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS
 EVENING. LOW ZERO.
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY IN THE
 MORNING. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING
 SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H IN THE MORNING. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
FRIDAY NIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING BEFORE MORNING.
 WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE EVENING. LOW ZERO.

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