Alpine Forecast Whistler

Posted on Thursday, November 02, 2006

APPROACHING WARM FRONT

AN APPROACHING WARM FRONT WILL SPREAD SCATTERED FLURRIES TO THE AREA THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND CHANGE TO RAIN BY SATURDAY MORNING AS THE FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTH COAST.


TODAY..CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. SNOW BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON.
ALPINE HIGH ZERO.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION 3 TO 5 CM.
FREEZING LEVEL SURFACE. MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS SOUTHEAST 30 TO 50 KM/H.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF SNOW.
ALPINE LOW MINUS 1.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION 5 CM.
FREEZING LEVEL SURFACE.
MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS SOUTHEAST 30 TO 50 KM/H.
FRIDAY..SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN IN THE MORNING.
ALPINE HIGH PLUS 4.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS 3 TO 5 CM.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS 10 TO 15 MM.
FREEZING LEVEL 1500 METRES RISING TO 2300 METRES IN THE AFTERNOON.
MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS SOUTHWEST 40 KM/H.

5 DAY TREND.. A SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL MAINTAIN MIXED RAIN AND SNOW FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. ANOTHER FRONT WILL APPROACH ON MONDAY.

SATURDAY.. RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS 20 TO 30 MM. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS 5 TO 10 CM.
FREEZING LEVEL 1900 METRES.
SUNDAY.. CLOUDY WITH A FEW FLURRIES.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION 5 CM.
FREEZING LEVEL 1700 METRES.
MONDAY.. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS 5 TO 10 CM. RAINFALL AMOUNTS 30 TO 40 MM.
FREEZING LEVEL RISING TO 3000 METRES.

Source data Environment Canada

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