FPCN15 CWVR 071600 AAA
UPDATED FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 9:59 A.M. MDT TUESDAY 7 APRIL 2026
FOR TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 11:00 A.M. MDT.

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MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS:
    CASTLEGAR:                  430 METRES.
    CRANBROOK:                  920 METRES.
    BLUEBERRY-PAULSON:         1570 METRES.
    KOOTENAY PASS:             1774 METRES.
    CROWSNEST PASS:            1300 METRES.
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ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..RAIN SHOWERS ENDING NEAR NOON THEN CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT
 CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR WET FLURRIES. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIND
 NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 60. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR 8. UV
 INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT
 OVERNIGHT. LOW MINUS 4. WIND CHILL MINUS 9 OVERNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H
 GUSTING TO 40 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 11. WIND CHILL MINUS 6 IN THE
 MORNING. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.

REMAINDER UNCHANGED.

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