FPCN14 CWVR 201045 FORECASTS FOR THE COLUMBIA DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. MDT TUESDAY 20 AUGUST 2024 FOR TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 11:00 A.M. MDT. --------------------------------------------------------------------- MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS: REVELSTOKE: 450 METRES. GOLDEN: 790 METRES. ROGERS PASS: 1370 METRES. KICKING HORSE PASS: 1650 METRES. --------------------------------------------------------------------- WEST COLUMBIA. TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS MORNING. HIGH 25. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE. TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING NEAR MIDNIGHT. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW 12. WEDNESDAY..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING NEAR NOON THEN CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM. HIGH 20. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW. EAST COLUMBIA. TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING LATE THIS MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH 21. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING NEAR MIDNIGHT. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 11. WEDNESDAY..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING NEAR NOON THEN CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM. HIGH 18. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW. NORTH COLUMBIA KINBASKET. TODAY..CLEARING EARLY THIS MORNING. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING LATE THIS MORNING. HIGH 20. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS BEFORE MORNING. LOW 8. WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 19. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE. YOHO PARK - KOOTENAY PARK. TODAY..MAINLY SUNNY. INCREASING CLOUDINESS THIS AFTERNOON THEN 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS MORNING. WIND WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 16. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 6. WEDNESDAY..SHOWERS. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND BECOMING WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 14. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE. NORTH THOMPSON. TODAY..MAINLY SUNNY. INCREASING CLOUDINESS NEAR NOON THEN 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 26. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW 12. WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING NEAR NOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. HIGH 22. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE. END