Clouds and light snow

A slow moving and weak frontal system off Vancouver Island will generate clouds and light rain or snow across the South Coast mountains tonight but accumulations or winds are expected to be light. The front will finally move inland Saturday morning bringing an increase in precipitation rates and a few centimetres of snowfall accumulation over the higher elevations. Precipitation will taper off later in the day as the front moves eastward.

A broad slow moving trough of low pressure will produce a few flurries over the region on Sunday. Conditions will become slightly cooler and drier on Monday. After Monday computer guidance is suggesting a series of frontal systems moving up from the southwest but precise timing and intensity of the systems is uncertain at this point.

Tonight..Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries.
Periods of snow beginning overnight.
Snowfall amount trace to 2 cm.
Alpine low minus 2.
Freezing level lowering to 1000 metres overnight.
Mountain top winds southeast 20 km/h.

Saturday..Periods of snow easing to a few flurries late in the morning.
Snowfall accumulation 2 to 5 cm.
Alpine high near plus 1.
Freezing level rising to 1300 metres in the afternoon.
Mountain top winds light.

Sunday..Cloudy with 60 percent of flurries.
Freezing level 1000 metres.

Monday..Mainly cloudy with 30 percent of flurries.
Freezing level near valley bottom.

Tuesday..Cloudy with 60 percent chance of snow.
Freezing level 1000 metres.

Sunday..Mixed rain and snow showers.
Rainfall amounts 1 to 3 mm. Snowfall amounts 2 to 4 cm.
Freezing level 1100 metres.

Monday..Mainly cloudy with a few flurries or showers.
Rainfall amounts less than 1 mm. Snowfall amounts trace to 2 cm.
Freezing level 1100 metres.

Tuesday..Mainly cloudy with a few flurries.
Snowfall amounts 2 to 4 cm.
Freezing level 1000 metres.