FPCN15 CWVR 172245 FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MST TUESDAY 17 FEBRUARY 2026 FOR TONIGHT WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MST WEDNESDAY. --------------------------------------------------------------------- MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS: CASTLEGAR: 430 METRES. CRANBROOK: 920 METRES. BLUEBERRY-PAULSON: 1570 METRES. KOOTENAY PASS: 1774 METRES. CROWSNEST PASS: 1300 METRES. --------------------------------------------------------------------- BOUNDARY. TONIGHT..A FEW WET FLURRIES CHANGING TO A FEW FLURRIES THIS EVENING AND ENDING LATE THIS EVENING THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 5. WIND CHILL MINUS 11 THIS EVENING. WEDNESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PLUS 1. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. WEDNESDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 5. ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE. TONIGHT..A FEW RAIN SHOWERS AND WET FLURRIES CHANGING TO A FEW FLURRIES THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 6. WIND CHILL MINUS 8 OVERNIGHT. WEDNESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING AND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. A FEW RAIN SHOWERS AND WET FLURRIES BEGINNING IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH PLUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 8 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. WEDNESDAY NIGHT..FLURRIES. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. LOW MINUS 5. WEST KOOTENAY. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR WET FLURRIES CHANGING TO 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES THIS EVENING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 6. WIND CHILL MINUS 8 OVERNIGHT. WEDNESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH PLUS 1. WIND CHILL MINUS 8 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. WEDNESDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 5. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 7. KOOTENAY LAKE. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR WET FLURRIES EARLY THIS EVENING. A FEW FLURRIES OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS THIS EVENING. LOCAL SNOWFALL AMOUNT 4 CM OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS. LOW MINUS 5. WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH ZERO. WIND CHILL MINUS 7 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. WEDNESDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. LOW MINUS 8. EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE. TONIGHT..FLURRIES ENDING LATE THIS EVENING THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 8. WIND CHILL MINUS 6 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 11 OVERNIGHT. WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 5. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 12. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. WEDNESDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE EVENING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 16. WIND CHILL MINUS 10 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 19 OVERNIGHT. EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 11. WIND CHILL MINUS 14 OVERNIGHT. WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING AND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 6. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 16. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. WEDNESDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 16. WIND CHILL MINUS 13 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 20 OVERNIGHT. ELK VALLEY. TONIGHT..SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY ENDING EARLY THIS EVENING THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. LOCAL BLOWING SNOW. WIND EAST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. LOW MINUS 18. WIND CHILL MINUS 10 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 30 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE. WEDNESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND EAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH MINUS 13. WIND CHILL MINUS 28 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 22 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. WEDNESDAY NIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. WIND EAST 20 KM/H. LOW MINUS 19. WIND CHILL MINUS 22 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 29 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE. END