Forecasts for the Kootenay districts of British Columbia

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FPCN15 CWVR 302213 AAA
Updated forecasts for the Kootenay districts of British Columbia
issued by Environment Canada at 4:13 p.m. MDT Thursday 30 July 2026
for tonight Friday and Friday night.
The next scheduled forecast will be issued at 5:00 a.m. MDT 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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East Kootenay - north including Invermere.
Tonight..Clear. Hazy. Low 11.
Friday..Sunny. Hazy. High 32. Humidex 33. UV index 7 or high.
Friday night..Clear. Hazy. Low 13.

East Kootenay - south including Cranbrook.
Tonight..Clear. Local smoke. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40
 becoming light after midnight. Low 15.
Friday..Sunny. Local smoke. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40
 early in the afternoon. High 32. UV index 7 or high.
Friday night..Clear. Local smoke. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40
 becoming light overnight. Low 15.

Elk Valley.
Tonight..Clear. Hazy. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light
 this evening. Low 8.
Friday..Sunny. Hazy. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 early
 in the afternoon. High 31. UV index 7 or high.
Friday night..Clear. Hazy. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming
 light early in the evening. Low 10.

Remainder unchanged.

End
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FPCN15 CWVR 302200
Forecasts for the Kootenay districts of British Columbia issued by
Environment Canada at 4:00 p.m. MDT Thursday 30 July 2026 for tonight
Friday and Friday night.
The next scheduled forecast will be issued at 5:00 a.m. MDT 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..Widespread smoke. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming
 light near midnight. Low 13.
Friday..Widespread smoke. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h in the
 afternoon. High 32. UV index 8 or very high.
Friday night..Clear. Local smoke. Wind southeast 20 km/h becoming
 light near midnight. Low 15.

Arrow Lakes - Slocan Lake.
Tonight..Widespread smoke. Low 13.
Friday..Widespread smoke. High 27. Humidex 28. UV index 7 or high.
Friday night..Clear. Local smoke. Low 13.

West Kootenay.
Tonight..Widespread smoke. Wind south 20 km/h becoming light near
 midnight. Low 12.
Friday..Widespread smoke. Wind becoming south 20 km/h early in the
 afternoon. High 33. UV index 7 or high.
Friday night..Clear. Local smoke. Wind south 20 km/h becoming light
 in the evening. Low 13.

Kootenay Lake.
Tonight..Widespread smoke. Wind south 20 km/h becoming light this
 evening. Low 16.
Friday..Widespread smoke. Wind becoming south 20 km/h early in the
 afternoon. High 32. Humidex 33. UV index 8 or very high.
Friday night..Widespread smoke. Wind south 20 km/h becoming light in
 the evening. Low 18.

East Kootenay - north including Invermere.
Tonight..Clear. Hazy. Wind southeast 20 km/h becoming light this
 evening. Low 10.
Friday..Sunny. Hazy. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h near noon.
 High 28. Humidex 29. UV index 7 or high.
Friday night..Clear. Low 11.

East Kootenay - south including Cranbrook.
Tonight..Clear. Local smoke. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40
 becoming light overnight. Low 15.
Friday..Sunny. Local smoke. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40
 early in the afternoon. High 32. UV index 7 or high.
Friday night..Clear. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light
 overnight. Low 15.

Elk Valley.
Tonight..Clear. Hazy. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light
 this evening. Low 8.
Friday..Sunny. Hazy. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 early
 in the afternoon. High 32. UV index 7 or high.
Friday night..Clear. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light
 early in the evening. Low 10.

End
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