FPCN15 CWVR 282148
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MDT TUESDAY 28 APRIL 2026 FOR TONIGHT
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MDT
WEDNESDAY.

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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 THIS EVENING.
 LOW PLUS 5.
WEDNESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER
 THE RIDGES LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 23. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. CLEARING NEAR MIDNIGHT. 30 PERCENT
 CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER THE RIDGES EARLY IN THE EVENING. LOW 6.

ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING.
 CLEARING BEFORE MORNING. LOW PLUS 5.
WEDNESDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN THE AFTERNOON.
 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER THE RIDGES LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
 HIGH 18. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..CLEARING. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER THE
 RIDGES EARLY IN THE EVENING. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. LOW
 PLUS 3.

WEST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING.
 LOW 6.
WEDNESDAY..CLEARING IN THE MORNING. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER
 THE RIDGES LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 22. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. CLEARING NEAR MIDNIGHT. 30 PERCENT
 CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER THE RIDGES EARLY IN THE EVENING. FOG PATCHES
 DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. LOW PLUS 5.

KOOTENAY LAKE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING.
 LOW 6.
WEDNESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER
 THE RIDGES LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 19. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..CLEARING IN THE EVENING. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF
 SHOWERS OVER THE RIDGES EARLY IN THE EVENING. FOG PATCHES OVER
 NORTHERN SECTIONS OVERNIGHT. LOW 6.

EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
 EVENING. CLEARING OVERNIGHT. LOW PLUS 1.
WEDNESDAY..SUNNY IN THE MORNING AND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON THEN A MIX
 OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
 HIGH 18. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
 EARLY IN THE EVENING. CLEARING IN THE EVENING. FOG PATCHES
 DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. LOW ZERO.

EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
 EVENING. CLEARING OVERNIGHT. LOW PLUS 2.
WEDNESDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN THE AFTERNOON.
 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER THE RIDGES LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
 HIGH 18. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. CLEARING NEAR MIDNIGHT. 30 PERCENT
 CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER THE RIDGES EARLY IN THE EVENING. FOG PATCHES
 DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. LOW PLUS 3.

ELK VALLEY.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
 EVENING. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW
 MINUS 1.
WEDNESDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER THE RIDGES
 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 15. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER THE
 RIDGES EARLY IN THE EVENING. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT.
 LOW ZERO.

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