FPCN15 CWVR 241658
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MDT WEDNESDAY 24 JULY 2024 FOR TODAY
AND THURSDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 4:00 P.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..SUNNY. HAZY. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H THIS AFTERNOON.
 HIGH 30. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. HAZY. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS
 EVENING. LOW 12.
THURSDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. HAZY. HIGH 25. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.

ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..MAINLY SUNNY. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H THIS
 AFTERNOON. HIGH 31. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
 OVERNIGHT. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS
 EVENING. LOW 15.
THURSDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOCAL
 SMOKE. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H IN THE MORNING. HIGH 20. UV
 INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.

WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..SUNNY. HAZY. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS
 AFTERNOON. HIGH 33. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY NEAR MIDNIGHT. HAZY. WIND
 SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 18.
THURSDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
 HAZY. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H IN THE MORNING. HIGH 25. UV
 INDEX 7 OR HIGH.

KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..SUNNY. HAZY. HIGH 33. HUMIDEX 34. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THIS EVENING. 60 PERCENT
 CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS OVERNIGHT. HAZY. LOW 18.
THURSDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
 AFTERNOON. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS IN
 THE MORNING. HAZY. HIGH 26. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.

EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.
TODAY..SUNNY. HAZY. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 35. UV
 INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAZY. WIND
 SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 18.
THURSDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
 HAZY. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE MORNING.
 HIGH 23. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.

EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.
TODAY..MAINLY SUNNY. HAZY. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40.
 HIGH 33. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. HAZY. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 17.
THURSDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
 AFTERNOON. HAZY. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN
 THE MORNING. HIGH 25. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.

ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..SUNNY. HAZY. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 32. UV
 INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS
 EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HAZY. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 16.
THURSDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
 AFTERNOON. HAZY. WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH 22. UV
 INDEX 7 OR HIGH.

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