FPCN15 CWVR 211630 AAC UPDATED FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 9:29 A.M. MST THURSDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2024 FOR TODAY AND FRIDAY. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 11:00 A.M. MST. --------------------------------------------------------------------- MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS: CASTLEGAR: 430 METRES. CRANBROOK: 920 METRES. BLUEBERRY-PAULSON: 1570 METRES. KOOTENAY PASS: 1774 METRES. CROWSNEST PASS: 1300 METRES. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ELK VALLEY. TODAY..SNOW ENDING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM EXCEPT 10 CM NEAR FERNIE. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH MINUS 1. WIND CHILL MINUS 14 THIS MORNING AND MINUS 7 THIS AFTERNOON. TONIGHT..FLURRIES. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 8. WIND CHILL MINUS 7 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 13 OVERNIGHT. FRIDAY..SNOW. AMOUNT 5 CM EXCEPT 15 CM NEAR FERNIE. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 4. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 12. REMAINDER UNCHANGED. END