FPCN15 CWVR 112145 FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MDT WEDNESDAY 11 MARCH 2026 FOR TONIGHT THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MDT THURSDAY. --------------------------------------------------------------------- MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS: CASTLEGAR: 430 METRES. CRANBROOK: 920 METRES. BLUEBERRY-PAULSON: 1570 METRES. KOOTENAY PASS: 1774 METRES. CROWSNEST PASS: 1300 METRES. --------------------------------------------------------------------- BOUNDARY. TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN. SNOW LEVEL 1000 METRES RISING TO 1500 METRES THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING WEST 50 GUSTING TO 80 THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURE RISING TO 11 THIS EVENING THEN FALLING. THURSDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING THEN 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL NEAR VALLEY BOTTOM. WIND WEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 DIMINISHING TO 20 GUSTING TO 40 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW. THURSDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. LOW MINUS 2. ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE. TONIGHT..RAIN. RAINFALL AMOUNT 10 MM EXCEPT SNOWFALL AMOUNT 5 CM OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1000 METRES NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 40 GUSTING TO 60 EXCEPT GUSTING TO 80 AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURE RISING TO 6 BY MORNING. THURSDAY..RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 4. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. THURSDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 1. WEST KOOTENAY. TONIGHT..RAIN. RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW OVER HIGHER TERRAIN THIS EVENING. RAINFALL AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1300 METRES NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING SOUTHWEST 50 GUSTING TO 80 NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 3 WITH TEMPERATURE RISING TO 9 BY MORNING. THURSDAY..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SNOW LEVEL 800 METRES. WIND SOUTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 BECOMING SOUTH 20 GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 9. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. THURSDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. LOW MINUS 1. KOOTENAY LAKE. TONIGHT..RAIN. AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1300 METRES NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H INCREASING TO 40 GUSTING TO 60 EXCEPT GUSTING TO 80 AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. LOW PLUS 2 WITH TEMPERATURE RISING TO 8 BY MORNING. THURSDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 1300 METRES LOWERING TO NEAR VALLEY BOTTOM IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW. THURSDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SNOW BEGINNING LATE IN THE EVENING. SNOW LEVEL NEAR VALLEY BOTTOM. LOW PLUS 1. EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE. TONIGHT..SNOW. AMOUNT 5 CM. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 EXCEPT GUSTING TO 80 AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. LOW MINUS 5 WITH TEMPERATURE RISING TO MINUS 1 BY MORNING. WIND CHILL MINUS 13 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 8 OVERNIGHT. THURSDAY..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE MORNING. HIGH PLUS 1. WIND CHILL MINUS 8 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. THURSDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE EVENING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 8. WIND CHILL MINUS 5 IN THE EVENING. EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK. TONIGHT..SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN THIS EVENING. SNOW NEAR KIMBERLEY THIS EVENING. RAINFALL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM EXCEPT SNOWFALL AMOUNT 5 CM NEAR KIMBERLEY. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING SOUTHWEST 50 GUSTING TO 80 NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW ZERO WITH TEMPERATURE RISING TO PLUS 4 BY MORNING. THURSDAY..RAIN ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES. WIND WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 3. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. THURSDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. LOW MINUS 4. ELK VALLEY. TONIGHT..SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY BECOMING MIXED WITH RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 15 TO 25 CM. LOCAL BLOWING SNOW OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 INCREASING TO 50 GUSTING TO 80 NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 1 WITH TEMPERATURE RISING TO PLUS 2 BY MORNING. THURSDAY..SNOW. SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH PLUS 3. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. THURSDAY NIGHT..SNOW. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. LOW MINUS 4. END