FPCN15 CWVR 221745
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MST THURSDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2024 FOR
TODAY AND FRIDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 4:00 P.M. MST.

---------------------------------------------------------------------
MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS:
    CASTLEGAR:                  430 METRES.
    CRANBROOK:                  920 METRES.
    BLUEBERRY-PAULSON:         1570 METRES.
    KOOTENAY PASS:             1774 METRES.
    CROWSNEST PASS:            1300 METRES.
---------------------------------------------------------------------

BOUNDARY.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
 HIGH 7. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. LOW ZERO.
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.

ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS NEAR NOON. SNOW
 LEVEL 1000 METRES. FOG PATCHES. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. SNOW
 LEVEL AT VALLEY BOTTOM. LOW ZERO.
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
 MORNING. SNOW LEVEL AT VALLEY BOTTOM. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.

WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS NEAR NOON. SNOW
 LEVEL 1100 METRES. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
 HIGH 7. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. LOW PLUS 1.
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
 SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1000 METRES IN THE MORNING. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 1
 OR LOW.

KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
 AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 1000 METRES. HIGH 9. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. LOW PLUS 2.
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. HIGH 9. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.

EAST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. LOW
 MINUS 1.
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING.
 HIGH 8. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.

ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES NEAR NOON. WIND
 SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING
 LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 5 OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING.
 WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE MORNING. HIGH 6.
 WIND CHILL MINUS 6 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.

END