FPCN15 CWVR 302145 FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MDT TUESDAY 30 JULY 2024 FOR TONIGHT WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MDT WEDNESDAY. --------------------------------------------------------------------- MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS: CASTLEGAR: 430 METRES. CRANBROOK: 920 METRES. BLUEBERRY-PAULSON: 1570 METRES. KOOTENAY PASS: 1774 METRES. CROWSNEST PASS: 1300 METRES. --------------------------------------------------------------------- BOUNDARY. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING. CLEARING OVERNIGHT. 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. WEDNESDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. HAZY. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE EVENING. LOW 15. ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS EVENING. LOCAL SMOKE. LOW 16. WEDNESDAY..SUNNY. LOCAL SMOKE. HIGH 28. HUMIDEX 29. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH. WEDNESDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. LOW 14. WEST KOOTENAY. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING. BECOMING CLEAR OVERNIGHT. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS EVENING. HAZY. LOW 14. WEDNESDAY..SUNNY. HAZY. HIGH 31. HUMIDEX 33. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH. WEDNESDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. HAZY. LOW 13. KOOTENAY LAKE. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. HAZY. LOW 15. WEDNESDAY..SUNNY. HAZY. HIGH 30. HUMIDEX 31. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH. WEDNESDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. HAZY. LOW 17. EAST KOOTENAY. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING WITH RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. 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. WEDNESDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. HAZY. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW 15. ELK VALLEY. 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 27. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH. WEDNESDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. HAZY. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW 9. END