FPCN15 CWVR 072245 FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MST SATURDAY 7 MARCH 2026 FOR TONIGHT SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MDT SUNDAY. --------------------------------------------------------------------- MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS: CASTLEGAR: 430 METRES. CRANBROOK: 920 METRES. BLUEBERRY-PAULSON: 1570 METRES. KOOTENAY PASS: 1774 METRES. CROWSNEST PASS: 1300 METRES. --------------------------------------------------------------------- BOUNDARY. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 2. SUNDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING SUNNY IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 50 KM/H GUSTING TO 80 LATE IN THE MORNING. HIGH 13. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE. SUNDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 50 KM/H GUSTING TO 80 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 3. WIND CHILL MINUS 8 OVERNIGHT. ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE. TONIGHT..SHOWERS. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H. LOW 6. SUNDAY..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN CLOUDY. A FEW SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH 9. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. SUNDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. A FEW FLURRIES BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT. A FEW SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW ZERO. WEST KOOTENAY. TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL LOWERING TO 1500 METRES OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. LOW PLUS 5. SUNDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. CLEARING LATE IN THE MORNING. SNOW LEVEL 1500 METRES. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 INCREASING TO 50 GUSTING TO 80 LATE IN THE MORNING. HIGH 13. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE. SUNDAY NIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. INCREASING CLOUDINESS AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 50 KM/H GUSTING TO 80 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW ZERO. KOOTENAY LAKE. TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING. A FEW SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING BEFORE MORNING. SNOW LEVEL LOWERING TO 1500 METRES BEFORE MORNING. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. LOW 6. SUNDAY..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON THEN MAINLY CLOUDY. SNOW LEVEL 1500 METRES LOWERING TO 1200 METRES IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 60. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW. SUNDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING CLOUDY NEAR MIDNIGHT. A FEW FLURRIES OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW ZERO. EAST KOOTENAY. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. LOW 6. SUNDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 INCREASING TO 50 GUSTING TO 80 LATE IN THE MORNING. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW. SUNDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE EVENING. WIND SOUTHWEST 50 KM/H GUSTING TO 80 DIMINISHING TO 20 GUSTING TO 40 IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 3. WIND CHILL MINUS 8 OVERNIGHT. ELK VALLEY. TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RAIN BEGINNING OVERNIGHT. AMOUNT 10 MM OVER SOUTHWESTERN SECTIONS. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 60. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR 8. SUNDAY..RAIN. AMOUNT 20 MM OVER SOUTHWESTERN SECTIONS. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 INCREASING TO 50 GUSTING TO 80 IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE FALLING TO PLUS 2 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. SUNDAY NIGHT..RAIN ENDING IN THE EVENING THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND SOUTHWEST 50 KM/H GUSTING TO 80 DIMINISHING TO 20 GUSTING TO 40 IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 3 EXCEPT ZERO NEAR FERNIE. WIND CHILL MINUS 9 OVERNIGHT. END