Snow for the week.....
Whistler Weather forecast
982mb Low off the Alaska panhandle tonight will move inland and slowly down the BC coast arriving late Friday evening. Another pulse of moisture Saturday night.
A 992mb area of low pressure system spinning off the Queen charlotte islands will intensify Sunday through Wednesday taking direct aim at us with low freezing levels and copius preicp through next week with bands of moisture rotating through. Freezing level will be in or near the valley.
A frontal system approaching from the northwest is giving flurries to the alpine areas of the Whistler region this afternoon and will spread snow to the Northshore mountains this evening. A second system will move across the South Coast on Saturday bringing snow to alpine regions.
Alpine Tonight..Light flurries changing to snow by early evening.
Alpine low minus 6.
Snowfall accumulation 5 to 10 cm.
Freezing level falling to valley bottom.
Mountain top winds southwest 40 to 60 km/h gusting at times to 80 this evening.
Saturday..Morning flurries with snow developing in the afternoon.
Alpine temperature steady near minus 6.
Snowfall accumulation 10 to 15 cm.
Freezing level at valley bottom rising to 1000 metres in the afternoon.
Mountain top winds southerly 40 to 60 km/h.
5 Day Trend..A trough of low pressure established over the Gulf of Alaska will result in a cool onshore flow persisting over the South Coast. A series of frontal systems will generate snow over the alpine areas from Sunday through all next week.
March Pow~!
982mb Low off the Alaska panhandle tonight will move inland and slowly down the BC coast arriving late Friday evening. Another pulse of moisture Saturday night.
A 992mb area of low pressure system spinning off the Queen charlotte islands will intensify Sunday through Wednesday taking direct aim at us with low freezing levels and copius preicp through next week with bands of moisture rotating through. Freezing level will be in or near the valley.
A frontal system approaching from the northwest is giving flurries to the alpine areas of the Whistler region this afternoon and will spread snow to the Northshore mountains this evening. A second system will move across the South Coast on Saturday bringing snow to alpine regions.
Alpine Tonight..Light flurries changing to snow by early evening.
Alpine low minus 6.
Snowfall accumulation 5 to 10 cm.
Freezing level falling to valley bottom.
Mountain top winds southwest 40 to 60 km/h gusting at times to 80 this evening.
Saturday..Morning flurries with snow developing in the afternoon.
Alpine temperature steady near minus 6.
Snowfall accumulation 10 to 15 cm.
Freezing level at valley bottom rising to 1000 metres in the afternoon.
Mountain top winds southerly 40 to 60 km/h.
5 Day Trend..A trough of low pressure established over the Gulf of Alaska will result in a cool onshore flow persisting over the South Coast. A series of frontal systems will generate snow over the alpine areas from Sunday through all next week.
March Pow~!
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