Forecasts for the Kootenay districts of British Columbia
* NOTE: Corrected and/or amended bulletins are listed first *
FPCN15 CWVR 152300
Forecasts for the Kootenay districts of British Columbia issued by
Environment Canada at 4:00 p.m. MST Thursday 15 January 2026 for
tonight Friday and Friday night.
The next scheduled forecast will be issued at 5:00 a.m. MST 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..Mainly cloudy except clear above the valley cloud. Fog
patches developing this evening. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming
light early this evening. Low zero.
Friday..Mainly cloudy except sunny above the valley cloud in the
morning. Clearing late in the morning. Fog patches dissipating in
the morning. High plus 4. UV index 1 or low.
Friday night..Clear. Low minus 1.
Arrow Lakes - Slocan Lake.
Tonight..Partly cloudy. Becoming cloudy this evening except clear
above the valley cloud. Fog patches developing after midnight.
Low zero.
Friday..Cloudy except sunny above the valley cloud in the morning.
Becoming a mix of sun and cloud near noon. Fog patches dissipating
late in the morning. High plus 3. UV index 1 or low.
Friday night..Mainly cloudy except clear above the valley cloud. Fog
patches developing after midnight. Low minus 1.
West Kootenay.
Tonight..Mainly cloudy except clear above the valley cloud. Fog
patches developing near midnight. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40
becoming light early this evening. Low plus 2.
Friday..Cloudy except sunny above the valley cloud in the morning.
Becoming a mix of sun and cloud near noon. Fog patches dissipating
near noon. Wind becoming north 20 km/h in the afternoon. High
plus 5. UV index 1 or low.
Friday night..Mainly cloudy except clear above the valley cloud. Fog
patches developing overnight. Low zero.
Kootenay Lake.
Tonight..Mainly cloudy except clear above the valley cloud. Fog
patches developing after midnight. Low plus 1.
Friday..Cloudy except sunny above the valley cloud in the morning.
Becoming a mix of sun and cloud near noon. Fog patches dissipating
near noon. High plus 4. UV index 1 or low.
Friday night..Cloudy except clear above the valley cloud. Fog patches
developing overnight. Low zero.
East Kootenay.
Tonight..Mainly cloudy except clear above the valley cloud. Fog
patches developing near midnight. Low minus 2.
Friday..Cloudy except sunny above the valley cloud in the morning.
Becoming a mix of sun and cloud near noon. Fog patches dissipating
near noon. High plus 2. UV index 1 or low.
Friday night..Mainly cloudy except clear above the valley cloud. Fog
patches developing overnight. Low minus 5.
Elk Valley.
Tonight..Partly cloudy. Fog patches developing near midnight. Wind
north 20 km/h becoming light early this evening. Low minus 6.
Friday..A mix of sun and cloud. Fog patches dissipating near noon.
High plus 1. UV index 1 or low.
Friday night..Partly cloudy. Fog patches developing after midnight.
Low minus 10.
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