Good old Whistler weather 2008!
Warm Warm....snow, RAIN, snow, RAIN yay!
Alpine recreation forecast for the South Coast Mountains issued by Environment Canada at 2 PM PST Saturday 6 December 2008.
The next mountain forecast will be issued at 5 AM Sunday.
Synopsis.. A cold front will cross the south coast tonight bringing snow and cooler temperatures. Flurries will end Sunday as a ridge of high pressure begins to build in from the west.
Whistler - Blackcomb.
Tonight..Periods of snow.
Alpine temperature falling to minus 4.
Snowfall accumulation 5 to 10 cm.
Freezing level 1000 metres.
Mountain top winds southwest 40 km/h.
Sunday..Flurries tapering off during the day.
Alpine temperature minus 4.
Snowfall accumulation 2 to 5 cm.
Freezing level near valley bottom in the morning rising to 1000 metres in the afternoon.
Mountain top winds west 30 km/h.
5 Day Trend..A warm front will sweep across the south coast early Tuesday. Rising freezing levels will result in rainy weather in the alpine on Tuesday. A cooling trend will set in on Wednesday with freezing levels near mid-mountain as a front stalls over or near the south coast.
Extended forecast for Whistler - Blackcomb.
Monday.. Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries.
Snowfall amounts trace.
Freezing level near valley bottom in the morning rising to 800 metres in the afternoon.
Tuesday.. Periods of rain.
Rainfall amounts 5 to 10 mm.
Freezing level 2200 metres.
Wednesday.. Periods of snow.
Snowfall accumulation trace to 10 cm.
Freezing level 1200 metres.
Copyright 2008 Environment Canada.
END/ END/
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment