FPCN15 CWVR 252145
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MDT THURSDAY 25 APRIL 2024 FOR
TONIGHT FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MDT FRIDAY.

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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.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. LOW 8.
FRIDAY..PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN CLOUDY WITH
 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
 AFTERNOON. HIGH 14. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
FRIDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK
 OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. LOW 6.

ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. LOW 6.
FRIDAY..PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING NEAR NOON THEN CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT
 CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
 AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..SHOWERS. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. AMOUNT 5
 TO 10 MM. LOW 6.

WEST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY THIS EVENING. RAIN
 BEGINNING EARLY THIS EVENING. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND SOUTHWEST
 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 8.
FRIDAY..RAIN ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE
 OF SHOWERS. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL
 1700 METRES RISING TO 2000 METRES IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 15. UV
 INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
FRIDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. A
 FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING NEAR MIDNIGHT. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN
 THE EVENING. LOW 7.

KOOTENAY LAKE.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. RAIN BEGINNING THIS EVENING. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND
 SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 7.
FRIDAY..SHOWERS. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. AMOUNT
 5 TO 10 MM. SNOW LEVEL 1700 METRES RISING TO 2000 METRES IN THE
 AFTERNOON. HIGH 13. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..SHOWERS. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
 LOW 6.

EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING. RAIN
 BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. LOW PLUS 5.
FRIDAY..RAIN ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE
 OF SHOWERS. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOW PLUS 5.

EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. RAIN BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM.
 WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 5.
FRIDAY..RAIN ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE
 OF SHOWERS. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOW PLUS 4.

ELK VALLEY.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING. RAIN
 BEGINNING NEAR MIDNIGHT. WET SNOW OVER HIGHER TERRAIN BEFORE
 MORNING. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS
 EVENING. LOW PLUS 3.
FRIDAY..RAIN ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE
 OF SHOWERS. WET SNOW OVER HIGHER TERRAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING.
 HIGH 8. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING AND
 AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 1.

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