FPCN15 CWVR 262145 FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MDT FRIDAY 26 APRIL 2024 FOR TONIGHT SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MDT SATURDAY. --------------------------------------------------------------------- MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS: CASTLEGAR: 430 METRES. CRANBROOK: 920 METRES. BLUEBERRY-PAULSON: 1570 METRES. KOOTENAY PASS: 1774 METRES. CROWSNEST PASS: 1300 METRES. --------------------------------------------------------------------- BOUNDARY. TONIGHT..SHOWERS ENDING THIS EVENING THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS EVENING. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. LOW 6. SATURDAY..SHOWERS. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. HIGH 15. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW. SATURDAY NIGHT..SHOWERS ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. LOW 6. ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE. TONIGHT..SHOWERS. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. LOCAL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. LOW 6. SATURDAY..SHOWERS. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. HIGH 13. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW. SATURDAY NIGHT..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. LOCAL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. LOW PLUS 4. WEST KOOTENAY. TONIGHT..SHOWERS. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. LOW 7. SATURDAY..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING NEAR NOON. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. HIGH 15. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE. SATURDAY NIGHT..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. SNOW LEVEL LOWERING TO 1600 METRES NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW 6. KOOTENAY LAKE. TONIGHT..SHOWERS. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS EVENING. LOCAL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. LOW 7. SATURDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING NEAR NOON. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. HIGH 14. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE. SATURDAY NIGHT..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING BEFORE MORNING THEN MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. SNOW LEVEL LOWERING TO 1600 METRES NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW 6. EAST KOOTENAY. TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS CHANGING TO 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS NEAR MIDNIGHT. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. LOW PLUS 4. SATURDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS CHANGING TO 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS NEAR NOON. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. HIGH 14. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE. SATURDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. LOW PLUS 4. ELK VALLEY. TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. LOW PLUS 2. SATURDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. HIGH 13. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE. SATURDAY NIGHT..SHOWERS. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. LOW PLUS 3. END