Alpine Forecast Whistler

Posted on Thursday, January 28, 2010

Mostly cloudy

An approaching warm front will brush the South Coast today bringing mostly cloudy skies and a chance of precipitation. The trailing cold front will edge closer to the region on Friday giving light precipitation.

The cold front will push across the South Coast early on Saturday. In the wake of the front, an unstable airmass will maintain unsettled weather over the region on Saturday with conditions becoming both cooler and drier on Sunday and Monday.

Today..Mainly cloudy with a few flurries.
Snowfall accumulation 2 cm.
Alpine high minus 2.
Freezing level rising to 1300 metres this afternoon.
Mountain top winds south 30 km/h.

Tonight..Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries.
Temperature steady near minus 2.
Freezing level lowering to valley bottom this evening.
Mountain top winds south 30 km/h.

Friday..Periods of snow.
Snowfall amount 2 to 4 cm.
Alpine high minus 1.
Freezing level rising to 1500 metres in the afternoon.
Mountain top winds south 20 km/h.

Saturday..Cloudy with a few flurries.
Snowfall accumulation 2 to 5 cm.
Freezing level 1200 metres.

Sunday..Mainly cloudy with 30 percent of flurries.
Freezing level 1000 metres.

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

Saturday..Cloudy with showers.
Rainfall amount 5 mm.
Freezing level 1300 metres.

Sunday..Mainly cloudy. Chance of flurries.
Snowfall amount trace to 2 cm.
Freezing level 1100 metres.

Monday..Mainly cloudy. Chance of flurries.
Snowfall amount trace.
Freezing level 1000 metres.

Source data Environment Canada

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