Approaching warm front

An approaching warm front will spread snow to the alpine beginning later this morning. Freezing levels will also rise overnight giving a change to rain for the Northshore mountains. Rain or snow continues through Saturday with a cold front moving through the south coast Saturday night. Freezing levels will once again lower in the wake of the cold front.

Today..Cloudy. Snow developing this morning.
Alpine high minus 8.
Snowfall accumulation 5 cm.
Freezing level at valley bottom.
Mountain top winds southwest 20 km/h increasing to 60 km/h this afternoon.

Tonight..Snow.
Alpine temperature rising to minus 4.
Snowfall accumulation 5 to 10 cm.
Freezing level near valley bottom.
Mountain top winds southwest 60 to 70 km/h.

Saturday..Snow.
Alpine high minus 4.
Snowfall accumulation 5 to 10 cm.
Freezing level near valley bottom.
Mountain top winds southwest 60 km/h easing to 30 km/h in the afternoon.

Extended forecast for Whistler - Blackcomb.
Sunday.. Snow.
Snowfall accumulation 10 to 15 cm.
Freezing level at valley bottom.

Monday.. Snow.
Snowfall accumulation 5 to 10 cm.
Freezing level at valley bottom.

Tuesday.. Flurries.
Snowfall accumulation 5 to 10 cm.
Freezing level at valley bottom.

5 Day Trend..On Sunday unsettled conditions in the wake of the system will give a few flurries to the region. Another frontal system will spread more snow to the alpine Sunday evening through Monday. A broad upper trough will continue to give flurries on Tuesday.