Alpine Forecast Whistler

Posted on Wednesday, November 29, 2006

A FRONTAL SYSTEM

A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTH COAST THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON WITH LIGHT AMOUNTS TODAY AND MODERATE AMOUNT TONIGHT. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE PASSING FRONT TONIGHT. FLURRIES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THURSDAY GIVING LIGHT AMOUNTS.


TODAY..PERIODS OF SNOW DEVELOPING LATE THIS MORNING.
ALPINE HIGH MINUS 8.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION 2 TO 4 CM.
FREEZING LEVEL AT VALLEY BOTTOM.
MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 60 GUSTING TO 90.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF SNOW.
ALPINE TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 8.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION 10 TO 20 CM.
FREEZING LEVEL AT VALLEY BOTTOM.
MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS SOUTH 60 TO 90 KM/H GUSTING TO 110 DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT TO SOUTHWEST 30 GUSTING TO 50.
THURSDAY..FLURRIES.
ALPINE HIGH MINUS 6.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION 2 TO 4 CM.
FREEZING LEVEL AT VALLEY BOTTOM.
MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50.

5 DAY TREND..DRY ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH RISING FREEZING LEVELS. A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE SUNDAY GIVING MORE SNOW.


FRIDAY.. A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD.
FREEZING LEVEL AT VALLEY BOTTOM.
SATURDAY.. A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD.
FREEZING LEVEL 1200 METRES.
SUNDAY.. CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION TRACE.
FREEZING LEVEL 1800 METRES.

Source data Environment Canada

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