FPCN14 CWVR 191645
FORECASTS FOR THE COLUMBIA DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MDT THURSDAY 19 MARCH 2026 FOR TODAY
AND FRIDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 4:00 P.M. MDT.

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MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS:
    REVELSTOKE:                 450 METRES.
    GOLDEN:                     790 METRES.
    ROGERS PASS:               1370 METRES.
    KICKING HORSE PASS:        1650 METRES.
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WEST COLUMBIA.
TODAY..RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY. AMOUNT 10 MM EXCEPT 15 MM OVER EASTERN
 SECTIONS. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 4. UV
 INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY. AMOUNT 15 MM. LOW PLUS 2.
FRIDAY..RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY. AMOUNT 15 TO 25 MM. WIND BECOMING
 SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 1 OR
 LOW.

EAST COLUMBIA.
TODAY..RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H. HIGH 8. UV
 INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. LOW PLUS 2.
FRIDAY..RAIN. AMOUNT 10 MM. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H LATE IN
 THE MORNING. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.

NORTH COLUMBIA
KINBASKET.
TODAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING
 TO 40. HIGH 9. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING. RAIN
 BEGINNING NEAR MIDNIGHT. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. LOW PLUS 3.
FRIDAY..RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING
 TO 50 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 9. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.

YOHO PARK - KOOTENAY PARK.
TODAY..RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY. AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM. WIND WEST 20 KM/H
 GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY. AMOUNT 10 TO 20 MM. SNOW LEVEL LOWERING
 TO 1600 METRES NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 2.
FRIDAY..RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 5 CM OVER HIGHER
 TERRAIN. SNOW LEVEL 1600 METRES RISING TO 2000 METRES LATE IN THE
 AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING WEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 IN THE
 AFTERNOON. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.

NORTH THOMPSON.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND SOUTH
 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
 EVENING. SHOWERS BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW PLUS 3.
FRIDAY..SHOWERS ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN MAINLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS
 BEGINNING IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING
 TO 60 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 14. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.

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