Light snow

Sunday: A 992mb low in the northern gulf of Alaska will spread precipitation and rising freezing levels drawing in warm air from the SW. Freezing levels will climb around 1pm Sunday as a flow of warm air invades from the southwest. Light snow beginning overnight. Freezing level climbing in the afternoon 1400m+.

Monday: Another System Will Bring A Few Flurries, and more warm air. Freezing level climbing 1600m+.

Tuesday: A Stronger Storm Will Bring Precipitation and fluctuating Freezing Levels.

A bit more snow

Weekend Forecast

Saturday: We should see some weak ridging and a few flurries in the morning. It's looking like the best day this weekend. Freezing level just above the valley 700m.

Sunday: A 992mb low in the northern gulf of Alaska will spread precipitation and rising freezing levels drawing in warm air from the SW. Freezing levels will climb around 1pm Sunday as a flow of warm air invades from the south. Increasing clouds throughout the day. Freezing level climbing 1600m+.

Monday: Another System Will Bring A Few Flurries, and more warm air. Freezing level climbing 1800m+.

Tuesday: A Stronger Storm Will Bring Precipitation And Rising Freezing Levels.

We received 17cm in 48hrs. The new snow is somewhat upside down powder with light raincrust.

Snow in the forecast

A cold front just off the west coast of Vancouver island will bring snow through Friday evening. It looks like it should stall over us for the next few days bringing moderate snowfall to 30cm through Friday evening. Lingering cold air combined with a passing front will spread additional local amounts of 2 to 5 cm of light snow this morning. Approximately 2 to 5 cm of wet snow has been reported in areas of Greater Vancouver and 7 cm of near Squamish. The wet snow is expected to change over to rain at lower elevations later this morning when temperatures rise above freezing.

11cm last night

A weak cold front came through last night dropping 11cm to the valley. A ridge of high pressure over the offshore waters will gradually begin to shift eastwards towards the south coast late today ahead of an approaching low moving toward the north coast and due to arrive on the north coast Wednesday, and in Whistler Wednesday night with more snow forecast thru the weekend...

Cold front off North Vancouver Island

A 994 millibar low about 280 miles southwest of Langara will move northeastward today and will arrive in Whistler early this Evening. Meanwhile a front will lie in a north to south line over The Charlottes this morning and will reach the northern mainland coast this afternoon and southern Vancouver Island overnight. Storng winds are expected in the alpine with only trace amounts of precip.
High Clouds stream in Sunday afternoon atop Phalanx ridge

Sunny skies

A weak front through Hecate strait will gradually dissipate along the north coast this morning. A developing low well to the southwest will deepen to 1004 millibars as it tracks toward the central coast tonight. High pressure will remain over the south coast until Monday.