FPCN15 CWVR 242149
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MDT SATURDAY 24 OCTOBER 2026 FOR
TONIGHT SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MDT SUNDAY.

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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..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL
 1000 METRES. LOW PLUS 2.
SUNDAY..CLOUDY. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH 12.
 UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
SUNDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT IN THE
 EVENING. LOW PLUS 3.

ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TONIGHT..SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 1100 METRES. LOW PLUS 4.
SUNDAY..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SNOW
 LEVEL 1100 METRES. WIND BECOMING EAST 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH 8. UV
 INDEX 1 OR LOW.
SUNDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND EAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT NEAR
 MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 4.

WEST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 1700
 METRES LOWERING TO 1300 METRES NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 4.
SUNDAY..CLOUDY. WIND BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH 10.
 UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
SUNDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND NORTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT IN
 THE EVENING. LOW PLUS 4.

KOOTENAY LAKE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. A FEW SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS. LOW
 PLUS 5.
SUNDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN
 SECTIONS IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 KM/H NEAR NOON.
 HIGH 11. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
SUNDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND NORTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT IN
 THE EVENING. LOW PLUS 4.

EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THIS
 EVENING THEN 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. LOW
 MINUS 2.
SUNDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING.
 HIGH 7. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
SUNDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. LOW MINUS 4.

EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR WET FLURRIES
 OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW ZERO.
SUNDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR WET
 FLURRIES EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H
 GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
SUNDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 1.

ELK VALLEY.
TONIGHT..OVERCAST. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVER NORTHERN
 SECTIONS. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS
 EVENING. WIND BECOMING EAST 20 GUSTING TO 40 AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW
 MINUS 3. WIND CHILL MINUS 9 OVERNIGHT.
SUNDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND EAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH PLUS 3.
 WIND CHILL MINUS 9 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
SUNDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND EAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING
 LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 5. WIND CHILL MINUS 7 OVERNIGHT.

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