Alpine Forecast Whistler

Posted on Sunday, November 26, 2006

SNOW TO THE AREA

A PACIFIC STORM IS BRINGING SNOW TO THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY FALL DURING THE PERIOD AS ARCTIC AIR IS DRAWN SOUTHWARD INTO THE STORM.
SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED FLURRIES MONDAY AS THE STORM TRACKS EASTWARD.


TODAY..SNOW. ALPINE TEMPERATURE FALLING TO MINUS 17.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION 10 TO 20 CM. FREEZING LEVEL SURFACE. MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS SOUTHEAST 30 KM/H SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST 40 KM/H THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF SNOW. ALPINE LOW MINUS 19. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION 2 TO 4 CM. FREEZING LEVEL SURFACE. MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS NORTH 10 KM/H.
MONDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES CHANGING TO 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE IN THE MORNING.
ALPINE TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 20. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION TRACE. FREEZING LEVEL SURFACE. MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS NORTHWEST 10 KM/H BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 IN THE AFTERNOON.

5 DAY TREND..ARCTIC AIR FROM THE INTERIOR WILL CONTINUE TO INVADE THE REGION FROM THE NORTHEAST BRINGING SUNNY BUT COLD CONDITIONS FOR TUESDAY. A WARM FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE WEST ON WEDNESDAY BRINGING INCREASING CLOUD, WARMER TEMPERATURES AND SNOW BY EVENING. CLOUDY SKIES AND SCATTERED FLURRIES IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT WILL AFFECT THE REGION ON THURSDAY.
TUESDAY.. MAINLY SUNNY. FREEZING LEVEL SURFACE.
WEDNESDAY.. INCREASING CLOUD WITH PERIODS OF SNOW DEVELOPING IN THE EVENING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION 3 TO 5 CM. FREEZING LEVEL SURFACE.
THURSDAY.. CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION 2 TO 4 CM. FREEZING LEVEL SURFACE.

Source data Environment Canada

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