FPCN15 CWVR 282146 FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MDT SATURDAY 28 MARCH 2026 FOR TONIGHT SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MDT SUNDAY. --------------------------------------------------------------------- MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS: CASTLEGAR: 430 METRES. CRANBROOK: 920 METRES. BLUEBERRY-PAULSON: 1570 METRES. KOOTENAY PASS: 1774 METRES. CROWSNEST PASS: 1300 METRES. --------------------------------------------------------------------- BOUNDARY. TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. CLEARING NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW ZERO. SUNDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. INCREASING CLOUDINESS LATE IN THE MORNING THEN 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 1100 METRES. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE. SUNDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES LATE IN THE EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLEARING BEFORE MORNING. SNOW LEVEL 1100 METRES LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM IN THE EVENING. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 IN THE EVENING THEN LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 1. ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE. TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL 1200 METRES LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM AFTER MIDNIGHT. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. LOW ZERO. SUNDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF WET FLURRIES IN THE MORNING THEN 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS NEAR NOON. A FEW RAIN SHOWERS BEGINNING EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1000 METRES LATE IN THE MORNING. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING NORTH 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE. SUNDAY NIGHT..A FEW RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES ENDING IN THE EVENING THEN CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 1. WEST KOOTENAY. TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING. CLEARING BEFORE MORNING. SNOW LEVEL 1500 METRES LOWERING TO 1000 METRES THIS EVENING. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 1. SUNDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. INCREASING CLOUDINESS IN THE MORNING THEN 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 1000 METRES. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE. SUNDAY NIGHT..A FEW RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES CHANGING TO A FEW FLURRIES NEAR MIDNIGHT AND ENDING OVERNIGHT THEN CLEARING. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. SNOW LEVEL 1000 METRES LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM IN THE EVENING. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW ZERO. KOOTENAY LAKE. TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS EARLY THIS EVENING. LOCAL AMOUNT 2 CM OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS. LOW PLUS 2. SUNDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. FLURRIES OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS IN THE MORNING. SNOW LEVEL 1000 METRES. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE. SUNDAY NIGHT..A FEW RAIN SHOWERS OR WET FLURRIES CHANGING TO A FEW FLURRIES NEAR MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM EXCEPT 5 CM OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS. SNOW LEVEL 1000 METRES LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM IN THE EVENING. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW ZERO. EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE. TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THIS EVENING. A FEW RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING THEN CHANGING TO A FEW FLURRIES AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOCAL SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 CM. LOW MINUS 1. SUNDAY..A FEW FLURRIES CHANGING TO A FEW RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE. SUNDAY NIGHT..PERIODS OF SNOW ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. LOCAL AMOUNT 5 CM. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 2. EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 1. SUNDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE. SUNDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. A FEW FLURRIES BEGINNING IN THE EVENING. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 5 CM EXCEPT 10 CM OVER SOUTHWESTERN SECTIONS. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 2. ELK VALLEY. TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 1. WIND CHILL MINUS 6 OVERNIGHT. SUNDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 IN THE MORNING. HIGH 6. WIND CHILL MINUS 9 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE. SUNDAY NIGHT..A FEW RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES CHANGING TO SNOW IN THE EVENING. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 3. WIND CHILL MINUS 5 OVERNIGHT. END