FPCN15 CWVR 282246 FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MST TUESDAY 28 JANUARY 2025 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..INCREASING CLOUDINESS EXCEPT CLEAR ABOVE THE VALLEY CLOUD. LOW MINUS 10. WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY EXCEPT SUNNY ABOVE THE VALLEY CLOUD IN THE MORNING AND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CLEARING EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH MINUS 2. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. WEDNESDAY NIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. LOW MINUS 8. ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE. TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY EXCEPT CLEAR ABOVE THE VALLEY CLOUD. LOW MINUS 5. WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY EXCEPT SUNNY ABOVE THE VALLEY CLOUD IN THE MORNING AND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CLEARING EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH MINUS 1. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. WEDNESDAY NIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. INCREASING CLOUDINESS BEFORE MORNING. LOW MINUS 6. WEST KOOTENAY. TONIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS EARLY THIS EVENING EXCEPT CLEAR ABOVE THE VALLEY CLOUD. LOW MINUS 7. WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY EXCEPT SUNNY ABOVE THE VALLEY CLOUD IN THE MORNING. CLEARING NEAR NOON. HIGH MINUS 1. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. WEDNESDAY NIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. INCREASING CLOUDINESS OVERNIGHT. LOW MINUS 6. KOOTENAY LAKE. TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY EXCEPT CLEAR ABOVE THE VALLEY CLOUD. LOW MINUS 6. WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY EXCEPT SUNNY ABOVE THE VALLEY CLOUD IN THE MORNING. CLEARING NEAR NOON. HIGH MINUS 1. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. WEDNESDAY NIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. LOW MINUS 6. EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE. TONIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS EXCEPT CLEAR ABOVE THE VALLEY CLOUD LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 15. WIND CHILL MINUS 7 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 19 OVERNIGHT. WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY EXCEPT SUNNY ABOVE THE VALLEY CLOUD IN THE MORNING. CLEARING NEAR NOON. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 5. WIND CHILL MINUS 19 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 7 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. WEDNESDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 15. WIND CHILL MINUS 9 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 18 OVERNIGHT. EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK. TONIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS EXCEPT CLEAR ABOVE THE VALLEY CLOUD LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 13. WIND CHILL MINUS 12 THIS EVENING. WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY EXCEPT SUNNY ABOVE THE VALLEY CLOUD IN THE MORNING. CLEARING NEAR NOON. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 4. WIND CHILL MINUS 13 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. WEDNESDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 11. WIND CHILL MINUS 7 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 14 OVERNIGHT. ELK VALLEY. TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 13. WIND CHILL MINUS 9 THIS EVENING. WEDNESDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH MINUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 11 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. WEDNESDAY NIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 12. WIND CHILL MINUS 10 IN THE EVENING. END