Sunshine

A weak front will dissipate over Vancouver Island today as a ridge of high pressure begins to build over the South Coast. Clouds and a chance of flurries will likely persist through the morning but the building ridge will produce some clearing by this afternoon. The ridge will continue to build tonight and will bring a very nice day on Saturday with sunshine and mild temperatures.

A cold front will reach the coast on Sunday night bringing snow by Sunday evening and will usher in a much colder and snowy pattern that would be typical of mid winter. A weak ridge of high pressure will build in the wake of the cold front on Monday with temperatures remaining relatively cold. The next Pacific front will move in late Tuesday but with little in the way of warm air, leading to more snow and a low freezing level. The period from Monday onwards is shaping up to be the coldest we have seen since December.

Friday..Clear this morning.Alpine high minus 2.
Freezing level rising to 1500 metres this afternoon.
Mountain top winds light.

Tonight..A few clouds.
Alpine low minus 5.
Freezing level lowering to valley bottom.
Mountain top winds light.

Saturday..Sunny.
Alpine high near zero.
Freezing level valley bottom rising to 1900 metres.
Mountain top winds light and variable.

Sunday.. Clouding over with snow developing late in the day.
Snowfall accumulations 5 cm.
Freezing level 1000 metres lowering to valley bottom in the evening.

Monday..Snow easing to a few flurries in the morning.
Snowfall accumulations 6 to 10 cm.
Freezing level valley bottom rising to 800 metres.

Tuesday.. A chance of flurries at first then snow developing late in the day.
Snowfall accumulations 5 to 10 cm.
Freezing level valley bottom rising to 800 metres.