Alpine Forecast Whistler

Posted on Wednesday, January 09, 2008

A Few Flurries

A Cool And Unstable Airmass Will Give A Few Flurries To The Region Today. A Frontal System Approaches Later This Afternoon Spreading Snow Across The Region Tonight Through Thursday.

Today..Periods Of Light Snow.
Alpine Temperature Steady Near Minus 6.
Snowfall Accumulation 2 Cm.
Freezing Level Surface.
Mountain Top Winds Southwest 20 To 40 Km/H Increasing To 40 This Afternoon.
Tonight..Periods Of Snow.
Alpine Temperature Rising To Minus 6.
Snowfall Accumulation 5 Cm.
Freezing Level Surface.
Mountain Top Winds Southwest 50 To 70 Km/H.
Thursday..Snow.
Alpine High Minus 3.
Snowfall Accumulation 10 To 15 Cm.
Freezing Level Surface.
Mountain Top Winds Southwest 40 To 60 Km/H.
Friday.. A Few Morning Flurries Then Sunny Breaks.
Snowfall Accumulation 2 To 4 Cm.
Freezing Level 1000 Metres.
Saturday.. Snow.
Snowfall Accumulation 10 To 15 Cm.
Freezing Level 900 Metres.
Sunday.. A Few Flurries.
Snowfall Accumulation 2 To 4 Cm.
Freezing Level 1000 Metres.

5 Day Trend..A Few Flurries Are Expected On Friday Morning With The Passage Of An Upper Trough Over The Whistler Region With Flurries Mixed With Rain Showers Over The Northshore Mountains. A Ridge Of High Pressure Builds In Friday Afternoon Giving Drier Conditions.
Another Low Pressure System Approaches The Coast On Saturday Spreading Snow Over The Region Through Sunday Which Will Become Mixed With Rain Over The Northshore Mountains As Freezing Levels Remain Near 1400 Metres.

Source data Environment Canada

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