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Forecasts for the Kootenay districts of British Columbia


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FPCN15 CWVR 192200
Forecasts for the Kootenay districts of British Columbia issued by
Environment Canada at 4:00 p.m. MDT Friday 19 April 2024 for tonight
Saturday and Saturday night.
The next scheduled forecast will be issued at 5:00 a.m. MDT Saturday.

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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..Clear. Wind east 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light late
 this evening. Low zero with risk of frost.
Saturday..Sunny. Wind becoming east 20 km/h gusting to 40 in the
 afternoon. High 18. UV index 5 or moderate.
Saturday night..Increasing cloudiness early in the evening.
 30 percent chance of showers late in the evening and overnight. Snow
 level 1500 metres lowering to 1000 metres overnight. Wind east
 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light in the evening. Wind becoming
 west 20 near midnight. Low 7.

Arrow Lakes - Slocan Lake.
Tonight..Clearing. Low minus 1 with patchy frost.
Saturday..Sunny. High 15. UV index 5 or moderate.
Saturday night..Increasing cloudiness. A few showers beginning near
 midnight. Snow level lowering to 1000 metres overnight. Low plus 4.

West Kootenay.
Tonight..Clear. Wind north 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low
 minus 2 with patchy frost. Wind chill minus 6 overnight.
Saturday..Sunny. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h in the afternoon.
 High 16. Wind chill minus 6 in the morning. UV index 5 or moderate.
Saturday night..Increasing cloudiness. A few showers beginning near
 midnight. Snow level 1500 metres lowering to 1200 metres overnight.
 Wind southeast 20 km/h becoming southwest 20 overnight. Low plus 5.

Kootenay Lake.
Tonight..Partly cloudy. Becoming clear this evening. Wind northeast
 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low zero with
 risk of frost.
Saturday..Sunny. Wind becoming south 20 km/h late in the afternoon.
 High 15. UV index 5 or moderate.
Saturday night..Increasing cloudiness. 60 percent chance of showers
 overnight. Snow level 1000 metres. Wind south 20 km/h becoming light
 in the evening. Low plus 5.

East Kootenay - north including Invermere.
Tonight..Partly cloudy. Clearing this evening. Low minus 8.
Saturday..Sunny. High 12. UV index 4 or moderate.
Saturday night..Clear. Increasing cloudiness after midnight then
 60 percent chance of flurries overnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low
 minus 2. Wind chill minus 6 overnight.

East Kootenay - south including Cranbrook.
Tonight..Partly cloudy. Becoming clear this evening. Wind east
 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light overnight. Low minus 6. Wind
 chill minus 9 overnight.
Saturday..Sunny. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 in the
 afternoon. High 13. Wind chill minus 8 in the morning. UV index 5 or
 moderate.
Saturday night..Clear. Increasing cloudiness near midnight then
 30 percent chance of showers overnight. Wind southeast 20 km/h
 gusting to 40 becoming light in the evening. Wind becoming southwest
 20 after midnight. Low plus 2.

Elk Valley.
Tonight..Clearing. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 5. Wind chill
 minus 9 overnight.
Saturday..Sunny. Wind up to 15 km/h. High 11. Wind chill minus 9 in
 the morning. UV index 4 or moderate.
Saturday night..A few clouds. Increasing cloudiness after midnight
 then a few flurries. Low minus 2.

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