FPCN14 CWVR 172155
FORECASTS FOR THE COLUMBIA DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MDT TUESDAY 17 MARCH 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:
    REVELSTOKE:                 450 METRES.
    GOLDEN:                     790 METRES.
    ROGERS PASS:               1370 METRES.
    KICKING HORSE PASS:        1650 METRES.
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WEST COLUMBIA.
TONIGHT..RAIN. AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO
 40 BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR
 PLUS 2.
WEDNESDAY..RAIN ENDING NEAR NOON THEN CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE
 OF SHOWERS. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H
 GUSTING TO 40 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 10 MM. WIND SOUTHEAST
 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW PLUS 4.

EAST COLUMBIA.
TONIGHT..SHOWERS. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING
 TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR
 PLUS 2.
WEDNESDAY..SHOWERS ENDING NEAR NOON THEN CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT
 CHANCE OF SHOWERS. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST
 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH 9. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..SHOWERS. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H
 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW PLUS 5.

NORTH COLUMBIA
KINBASKET.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H
 GUSTING TO 40. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 3.
WEDNESDAY..PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING NEAR NOON THEN CLOUDY WITH
 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H
 GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..SHOWERS. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H
 GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW PLUS 4.

YOHO PARK - KOOTENAY PARK.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. SNOW LEVEL 1500 METRES.
 WIND WEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 DIMINISHING TO 20 GUSTING TO 40 THIS
 EVENING. LOW PLUS 5.
WEDNESDAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. SNOW LEVEL 1400 METRES
 RISING TO 2000 METRES IN THE MORNING. WIND WEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO
 50. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..RAIN. AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM. WIND WEST 30 KM/H GUSTING
 TO 50. LOW PLUS 4.

NORTH THOMPSON.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING.
 RAIN OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS OVERNIGHT. AMOUNT 10 MM OVER
 NORTHEASTERN SECTIONS. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING
 LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 6.
WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE
 MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS EARLY IN
 THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE
 AFTERNOON. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN
 THE EVENING. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE
 EVENING. LOW 6.

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