FPCN15 CWVR 262151
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MDT TUESDAY 26 MAY 2026 FOR TONIGHT
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MDT
WEDNESDAY.

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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. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND
 ENDING BEFORE MORNING THEN 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A
 THUNDERSTORM LATE THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND BECOMING
 NORTHWEST 20 KM/H THIS EVENING. LOW 13.
WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
 MORNING AND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CLEARING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
 WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH 27. HUMIDEX 30. UV
 INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. LOW 13.

ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
 EVENING. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING EARLY THIS EVENING AND ENDING
 BEFORE MORNING. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM THIS EVENING. LOW 11.
WEDNESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
 THE AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. HIGH 23. HUMIDEX 25. UV
 INDEX 7 OR HIGH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
 EARLY IN THE EVENING. OTHERWISE CLEAR. LOW 10.

WEST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
 EVENING. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING THIS EVENING. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS
 THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW 14.
WEDNESDAY..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
 MORNING THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H
 LATE IN THE MORNING. HIGH 26. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT EARLY
 IN THE EVENING. LOW 14.

KOOTENAY LAKE.
TONIGHT..A FEW SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN
 MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF SEVERE
 THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. LOW 15.
WEDNESDAY..CLOUDY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN THE MORNING.
 HIGH 29. HUMIDEX 31. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..CLEARING IN THE EVENING. LOW 16.

EAST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..A FEW SHOWERS OR EVENING THUNDERSTORMS THEN PARTLY CLOUDY
 WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
 EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H THIS EVENING.
 LOW 12.
WEDNESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE
 IN THE AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIND BECOMING
 NORTHWEST 20 KM/H EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 30. UV INDEX 7 OR
 HIGH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT
 IN THE EVENING. LOW 14.

ELK VALLEY.
TONIGHT..A FEW SHOWERS OR EVENING THUNDERSTORMS THEN PARTLY CLOUDY
 WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
 EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND BECOMING NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS
 EVENING THEN LIGHT OVERNIGHT. LOW 11.
WEDNESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE
 IN THE AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. HIGH 26. HUMIDEX 27.
 UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN
 THE EVENING WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. LOW 11.

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