FPCN15 CWVR 122145
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MDT FRIDAY 12 JUNE 2026 FOR TONIGHT
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MDT SATURDAY.

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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 WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
 EVENING AND RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. CLEARING THIS EVENING. WIND
 NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 6.
SATURDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN THE AFTERNOON.
 HIGH 28. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.
SATURDAY NIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. LOW 9.

ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
 EVENING AND RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. CLEARING THIS EVENING. WIND
 NORTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 7.
SATURDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN THE AFTERNOON.
 HIGH 22. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.
SATURDAY NIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. LOW 9.

WEST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
 EVENING AND RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. CLEARING THIS EVENING. WIND
 NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 10.
SATURDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN THE AFTERNOON.
 HIGH 26. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.
SATURDAY NIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. LOW 10.

KOOTENAY LAKE.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING
 THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND
 NORTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 10.
SATURDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER
 THE RIDGES IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 24. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.
SATURDAY NIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. LOW 11.

EAST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING LATE THIS EVENING THEN MAINLY CLOUDY
 WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM AND HAIL
 THIS EVENING. LOCAL AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING
 OVERNIGHT. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS
 EVENING. LOW 8.
SATURDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY
 IN THE MORNING. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER THE RIDGES IN THE
 AFTERNOON. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. HIGH 22. UV
 INDEX 7 OR HIGH.
SATURDAY NIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. LOW 7.

ELK VALLEY.
TONIGHT..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING LATE THIS EVENING THEN CLOUDY WITH
 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY OVERNIGHT. RISK
 OF A THUNDERSTORM AND HAIL THIS EVENING. LOCAL AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM.
 FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. LOW PLUS 4 WITH RISK OF FROST.
SATURDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE
 MORNING. HIGH 20. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
SATURDAY NIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING BEFORE MORNING.
 LOW PLUS 3.

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