FPCN15 CWVR 112145
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MDT THURSDAY 11 JUNE 2026 FOR TONIGHT
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MDT FRIDAY.

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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.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. CLEARING AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTHEAST
 20 KM/H BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 THIS EVENING. LOW 8.
FRIDAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
 AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE
 MORNING. HIGH 23. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
FRIDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY
 IN THE EVENING. CLEARING LATE IN THE EVENING. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H
 GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW 8.

ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS CHANGING TO
 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM THIS
 EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW 10.
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS CHANGING TO
 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM
 LATE IN THE MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST
 20 KM/H LATE IN THE MORNING. HIGH 20. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
FRIDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
 EVENING. CLEARING NEAR MIDNIGHT. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY IN THE
 EVENING. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING.
 LOW 7.

WEST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS
 EVENING. CLEARING OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT
 EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW 8.
FRIDAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
 AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST
 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 LATE IN THE MORNING. HIGH 21. UV INDEX 5 OR
 MODERATE.
FRIDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY
 IN THE EVENING AND RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. CLEARING LATE IN THE
 EVENING. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE
 EVENING. LOW 8.

KOOTENAY LAKE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF
 THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H
 BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW 10.
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE
 MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS AND HAIL LATE IN
 THE MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H
 NEAR NOON. HIGH 20. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
FRIDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN
 THE EVENING WITH RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H
 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW 10.

EAST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND RISK OF
 A THUNDERSTORM. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT
 EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW 8.
FRIDAY..BECOMING CLOUDY IN THE MORNING WITH 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF
 SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF A
 THUNDERSTORM AND HAIL LATE IN THE MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
 BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 LATE IN THE MORNING.
 HIGH 18. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
FRIDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS CHANGING TO
 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM AND
 HAIL IN THE EVENING. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING
 LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW 7.

ELK VALLEY.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A
 THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 6.
FRIDAY..BECOMING CLOUDY IN THE MORNING WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF
 SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING NEAR NOON. RISK
 OF A THUNDERSTORM LATE IN THE MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON. AMOUNT
 10 TO 15 MM. WIND BECOMING NORTH 20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 14.
 UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
FRIDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING
 AND AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE
 EVENING. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW
 PLUS 4.

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