FPCN13 CWVR 052345
FORECASTS FOR THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. PST THURSDAY 5 MARCH 2026 FOR TONIGHT
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. PST FRIDAY.

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MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS:
    OKANAGAN AND KAMLOOPS LAKES:          340 METRES.
    COQUIHALLA - HOPE TO MERRITT:        1230 METRES.
    COQUIHALLA - MERRITT TO KAMLOOPS:    1440 METRES.
    CONNECTOR - PENNASK SUMMIT:          1728 METRES.
    ALLISON PASS:                        1340 METRES.
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NORTH OKANAGAN - INCLUDING VERNON
CENTRAL OKANAGAN - INCLUDING KELOWNA.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL
 1300 METRES LOWERING TO 700 METRES NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST
 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 3.
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE
 AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 1600 METRES. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H IN
 THE MORNING. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL
 1600 METRES RISING TO 2000 METRES BEFORE MORNING. WIND SOUTH
 20 KM/H. LOW 6.

SOUTH OKANAGAN - INCLUDING PENTICTON.
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. INCREASING CLOUDINESS THIS EVENING THEN
 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL 700 METRES. WIND
 NORTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 3.
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE
 AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 1600 METRES. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H
 GUSTING TO 40 LATE IN THE MORNING. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
FRIDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL
 1600 METRES RISING TO 2400 METRES NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H
 GUSTING TO 40. LOW 7.

SIMILKAMEEN.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. A FEW FLURRIES AND RAIN SHOWERS BEGINNING
 LATE THIS EVENING AND ENDING BEFORE MORNING. WIND WEST 20 KM/H
 GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW ZERO.
FRIDAY..CLOUDY. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
 BECOMING WEST 20 KM/H IN THE MORNING. HIGH 9. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN MAINLY CLOUDY.
 WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H. LOW PLUS 3.

FRASER CANYON - NORTH INCLUDING LILLOOET.
TONIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE
 THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL LOWERING TO 600 METRES NEAR
 MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. LOW PLUS 5.
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
 WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 INCREASING TO 40 GUSTING TO 60 LATE
 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
 EVENING THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTH 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60.
 TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR 11.

FRASER CANYON - SOUTH INCLUDING LYTTON.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS
 EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL LOWERING TO 600 METRES NEAR
 MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTH 50 KM/H GUSTING TO 70 DIMINISHING TO 30 GUSTING
 TO 50 EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW 6.
FRIDAY..CLOUDY. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 30
 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS NEAR BOSTON BAR IN THE MORNING AND EARLY
 IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 INCREASING TO 50
 GUSTING TO 70 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN PARTLY
 CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS NEAR BOSTON BAR IN THE EVENING
 AND OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTH 50 KM/H GUSTING TO 70. TEMPERATURE STEADY
 NEAR 10.

NICOLA.
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. INCREASING CLOUDINESS THIS EVENING THEN A FEW
 SHOWERS BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING AND ENDING BEFORE MORNING. SNOW
 LEVEL NEAR VALLEY BOTTOM. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. LOW
 PLUS 2.
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING EARLY IN THE
 AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 1600 METRES. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO
 40. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING LATE IN THE EVENING THEN PARTLY
 CLOUDY. SNOW LEVEL 1600 METRES. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO
 50. LOW 7.

SOUTH THOMPSON.
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. INCREASING CLOUDINESS THIS EVENING THEN A FEW
 SHOWERS BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING AND ENDING BEFORE MORNING. SNOW
 LEVEL 700 METRES. WIND WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT
 EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 3.
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
 BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H IN THE MORNING. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 2 OR
 LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING IN THE EVENING THEN PARTLY CLOUDY.
 WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H. LOW 6.

SHUSWAP.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING.
 WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW
 PLUS 3.
FRIDAY..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING EARLY IN THE MORNING THEN MAINLY CLOUDY.
 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND NORTHWEST
 20 KM/H BECOMING SOUTH 20 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 2 OR
 LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND SOUTH
 20 KM/H. LOW 6.

MANNING - SKAGIT VALLEY.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. A FEW WET FLURRIES AND RAIN SHOWERS BEGINNING
 LATE THIS EVENING. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING
 LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 1.
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING IN THE MORNING.
 HIGH 7. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..SHOWERS. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 5.

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