FPCN15 CWVR 201045 FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. MDT FRIDAY 20 MARCH 2026 FOR TODAY AND SATURDAY. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 11:00 A.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..CLOUDY. SHOWERS BEGINNING EARLY THIS MORNING. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING SOUTHWEST 40 GUSTING TO 60 NEAR NOON. HIGH 16. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW. TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 BECOMING WEST 20 THIS EVENING THEN LIGHT OVERNIGHT. LOW PLUS 5. SATURDAY..CLEARING IN THE MORNING. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING NEAR NOON. WIND BECOMING WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 16. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE. ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE. TODAY..PERIODS OF RAIN EXCEPT RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY OVER EASTERN SECTIONS. AMOUNT 15 TO 25 MM. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. TONIGHT..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 3. SATURDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 1100 METRES. HIGH 9. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE. WEST KOOTENAY. TODAY..RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM EXCEPT 20 MM OVER EASTERN SECTIONS. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 NEAR NOON. HIGH 15. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 5. SATURDAY..CLEARING IN THE MORNING. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE. KOOTENAY LAKE. TODAY..PERIODS OF RAIN EXCEPT RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM EXCEPT 20 MM OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 NEAR NOON. HIGH 16. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. TONIGHT..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 7. SATURDAY..CLEARING IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE. EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE. TODAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 THIS MORNING. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTHEAST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 1. SATURDAY..CLEARING IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE. EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK. TODAY..SHOWERS. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THEN SOUTHWEST 40 GUSTING TO 60 NEAR NOON. HIGH 14. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW. TONIGHT..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN CLOUDY. WIND SOUTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 4. SATURDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE. ELK VALLEY. TODAY..RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY. AMOUNT 10 TO 20 MM EXCEPT 30 MM NEAR FERNIE. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING SOUTHWEST 40 GUSTING TO 60 NEAR NOON. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. TONIGHT..RAIN ENDING OVERNIGHT THEN CLOUDY. AMOUNT 10 MM NEAR FERNIE. WIND SOUTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 BECOMING LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 2. SATURDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE. END