Alpine Forecast Whistler

Posted on Friday, February 08, 2008

Snow starting tonight

A Northwesterly Flow Of Cool Unstable Air Will Continue To Give A Few Flurries To The Region Through This Morning. A Pacific Frontal System Is Slated To Bring More Snow To The Area Tonight Through Saturday Except For The Northshore Mountains Where Rising Freezing Levels Will Change The Snow To Rain For Saturday.

Today..A Few Flurries Ending This Morning Then Cloudy.
Alpine Temperature Steady Near Minus 8.
Snowfall Accumulation Trace To 2 Cm.
Freezing Level Near Valley Bottom.
Mountain Top Winds West 60 To 80 Km/H With Gusts To 100 Easing To 40 To 60 Late This Afternoon.
Tonight..Cloudy. Snow Developing This Evening.
Alpine Temperature Rising To Minus 4.
Snowfall Accumulation 5 Cm.
Freezing Level Valley Bottom.
Mountain Top Winds West 30 To 50 Km/H With Gusts To 80.
Saturday..Snow Heavy At Times.
Alpine Temperature Steady Near Minus 3.
Snowfall Accumulation 15 To 25 Cm.
Freezing Level Near Valley Bottom.
Mountain Top Winds Southwest 40 To 60 Km/H With Gusts To 90 Increasing To 70 To 90 With Gusts To 100 Near Noon.
Sunday.. Snow.
Snowfall Accumulation 15 To 20 Cm.
Freezing Level Near Valley Bottom.
Monday.. Periods Of Snow.
Snowfall Accumulation 5 To 10 Cm.
Freezing Level Near Valley Bottom.
Tuesday.. Snow.
Snowfall Accumulation 15 To 20 Cm.
Freezing Level Near Valley Bottom.

5 Day Trend..An Unstable Airmass Behind The System Combined With Moist Onshore Flow Will Give More Snow For The Area On Sunday.
Another Frontal System Approaches The Coast On Monday With More Snow Expected To Persist Through Tuesday.

Source data Environment Canada

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