FPCN15 CWVR 261654
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MDT TUESDAY 26 MAY 2026 FOR TODAY
AND WEDNESDAY.
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..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING NEAR NOON THEN CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT
 CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGH 20. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND
 ENDING OVERNIGHT THEN 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A
 THUNDERSTORM LATE THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND NORTHWEST
 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT. LOW 13.
WEDNESDAY..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
 CLEARING IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H NEAR
 NOON. HIGH 29. HUMIDEX 32. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.

ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING NEAR NOON THEN MAINLY CLOUDY WITH
 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGH 23. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING BEFORE MORNING THEN MAINLY CLOUDY. 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 28. HUMIDEX 29. UV
 INDEX 7 OR HIGH.

WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGH 24. UV
 INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 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 30. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.

KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK
 OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 24. HUMIDEX 26. UV
 INDEX 7 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..A FEW SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN
 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.

EAST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. A FEW SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS
 BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS
 AFTERNOON. HIGH 25. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..A FEW SHOWERS OR EVENING THUNDERSTORMS THEN 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. HIGH 30. UV INDEX 7 OR
 HIGH.

ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. A FEW SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING THIS
 AFTERNOON. RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
 HIGH 22. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR
 THUNDERSTORMS. 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. WIND BECOMING SOUTH
 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH 26. HUMIDEX 27. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.

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