FPCN15 CWVR 301646 FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MDT TUESDAY 30 JULY 2024 FOR TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 4:00 P.M. MDT. --------------------------------------------------------------------- MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS: CASTLEGAR: 430 METRES. CRANBROOK: 920 METRES. BLUEBERRY-PAULSON: 1570 METRES. KOOTENAY PASS: 1774 METRES. CROWSNEST PASS: 1300 METRES. --------------------------------------------------------------------- BOUNDARY. TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HAZY. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H. HIGH 27. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. CLEARING NEAR MIDNIGHT. HAZY. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 14. WEDNESDAY..SUNNY. HAZY. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH 32. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH. ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE. TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOCAL SMOKE. HIGH 23. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING. LOCAL SMOKE. LOW 16. WEDNESDAY..SUNNY. LOCAL SMOKE. HIGH 28. HUMIDEX 29. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH. WEST KOOTENAY. TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. HAZY. HIGH 28. HUMIDEX 30. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING CLEAR OVERNIGHT. HAZY. LOW 14. WEDNESDAY..SUNNY. HAZY. HIGH 32. HUMIDEX 34. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH. KOOTENAY LAKE. TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. HAZY. HIGH 28. HUMIDEX 29. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING. HAZY. LOW 15. WEDNESDAY..SUNNY. HAZY. HIGH 29. HUMIDEX 30. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH. EAST KOOTENAY. TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. HAZY. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H. HIGH 27. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS EVENING. HAZY. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 13. WEDNESDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. HAZY. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 31. HUMIDEX 32. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH. ELK VALLEY. TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON. HAZY. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 23. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. HAZY. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW 10. WEDNESDAY..SUNNY. HAZY. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 28. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH. END