FPCN15 CWVR 082146
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MDT FRIDAY 8 MAY 2026 FOR TONIGHT
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MDT SATURDAY.

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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..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING.
 CLEARING LATE THIS EVENING. WIND EAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS
 EVENING. LOW 8 EXCEPT PLUS 2 IN LOW LYING AREAS. FROST IN LOW LYING
 AREAS.
SATURDAY..SUNNY. WIND BECOMING WEST 20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON.
 HIGH 25. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
SATURDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING. WIND
 WEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW 10.

ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TONIGHT..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING THIS EVENING THEN CLEARING. RISK OF
 THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE RIDGES EARLY THIS EVENING. LOCAL AMOUNT 5 TO
 10 MM. LOW 8.
SATURDAY..SUNNY. HIGH 22. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
SATURDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING. LOW 10.

WEST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING.
 CLEARING NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING
 LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 9.
SATURDAY..SUNNY. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H LATE IN THE
 AFTERNOON. HIGH 26. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
SATURDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING. WIND
 SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW 10.

KOOTENAY LAKE.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. SHOWERS BEGINNING EARLY THIS EVENING AND ENDING NEAR
 MIDNIGHT. CLEARING OVERNIGHT. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER
 NORTHERN SECTIONS EARLY THIS EVENING. LOCAL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND
 SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 9.
SATURDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. HIGH 22. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.
SATURDAY NIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. LOW 12.

EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING. A
 FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING EARLY THIS EVENING AND ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 CLEARING BEFORE MORNING. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING BEFORE MORNING. WIND
 NORTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 6.
SATURDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING EARLY IN THE MORNING.
 HIGH 22. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
SATURDAY NIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. LOW 6.

EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. CLEARING
 BEFORE MORNING. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND
 SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 8.
SATURDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H LATE IN THE
 AFTERNOON. HIGH 23. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
SATURDAY NIGHT..CLEARING IN THE EVENING. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H
 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW 11.

ELK VALLEY.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A
 THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 7.
SATURDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING
 TO 40 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 22. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
SATURDAY NIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW 8.

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