FPCN15 CWVR 061045
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. MDT SATURDAY 6 JUNE 2026 FOR TODAY
AND SUNDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 11:00 A.M. MDT.

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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.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON
 WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H NEAR
 NOON. HIGH 16. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING
 THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. FOG
 PATCHES DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT
 THIS EVENING. LOW 8.
SUNDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE
 MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH 18. UV
 INDEX 6 OR HIGH.

ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..SHOWERS. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON. AMOUNT 5 TO
 10 MM. HIGH 14. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
 EVENING WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. LOW 8.
SUNDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING NEAR NOON. A FEW
 SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS IN THE MORNING. HIGH 15. UV INDEX 2
 OR LOW.

WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..BECOMING CLOUDY THIS MORNING WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
 THIS AFTERNOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING
 SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH 17. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING AND
 AFTER MIDNIGHT. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND
 SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 10.
SUNDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
 WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH 18. UV INDEX 5 OR
 MODERATE.

KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING CLOUDY NEAR NOON WITH A FEW
 SHOWERS. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTH
 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 19. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. RISK
 OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO
 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 8.
SUNDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
 A FEW SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING
 SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 15. UV INDEX 5 OR
 MODERATE.

EAST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING NEAR NOON. RISK OF A
 THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO
 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 18. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING THIS EVENING THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. RISK
 OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO
 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 7.
SUNDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING IN THE MORNING.
 HIGH 14. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.

ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON WITH RISK
 OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS
 MORNING. HIGH 15. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
 EVENING WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO
 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 3.
SUNDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING NEAR NOON. WIND
 BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE MORNING. HIGH 13. UV
 INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.

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