FPCN15 CWVR 081645
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MDT MONDAY 8 JUNE 2026 FOR TODAY AND
TUESDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 4:00 P.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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BOUNDARY.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H THIS AFTERNOON.
 HIGH 21. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING. SHOWERS
 BEGINNING NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS
 EVENING. LOW 8.
TUESDAY..SHOWERS. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. AMOUNT 5
 TO 10 MM. WIND BECOMING WEST 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH 15. UV INDEX 3
 OR MODERATE.

ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS NEAR NOON. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H. HIGH 20.
 UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING AND
 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS BEGINNING OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H
 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 10.
TUESDAY..SHOWERS. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. AMOUNT 5
 TO 10 MM. HIGH 14. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.

WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS NEAR NOON. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO
 40. HIGH 22. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING AND
 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL
 LOWERING TO 1700 METRES OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 10.
TUESDAY..SHOWERS. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. AMOUNT 10
 TO 15 MM. SNOW LEVEL 1700 METRES RISING TO 2000 METRES IN THE
 AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON.
 HIGH 15. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.

KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H
 GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 21. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. SHOWERS BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL
 LOWERING TO 1700 METRES OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 10.
TUESDAY..SHOWERS. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. AMOUNT 5
 TO 10 MM. SNOW LEVEL 1700 METRES RISING TO 2000 METRES IN THE
 AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON.
 HIGH 14. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.

EAST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40.
 HIGH 21. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..BECOMING CLOUDY THIS EVENING. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
 OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS
 EVENING. LOW 9.
TUESDAY..SHOWERS. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
 BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 15. UV INDEX 3
 OR MODERATE.

ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD THIS AFTERNOON. WIND
 SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 18. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..BECOMING CLOUDY THIS EVENING. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
 BEFORE MORNING. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT LATE
 THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 5.
TUESDAY..CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS
 BEGINNING NEAR NOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
 BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 13. UV INDEX 2
 OR LOW.

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