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    Posted on Saturday, May 12, 2007

    Clear skies

    Daybreak on Alta lake
    Whistler Weather forecast
    Dry And Generally Sunny Conditions Across The South Coast Mountains This Weekend.

    A ridge of high pressure will be building in a north to south line over the Queen Charlotte Islands today.

    Alpine.
    Should be a beauty up top with still 300cm of snow. Blackcomb's snow line is holding at the top of the excaliber gondola.
    Starting out this morning at -1C up top, so we should have some overnight crust recovery hopefully it'll melt early this morning for some good spring corn. Today High's up top to around 6C, light southwest winds expected.
    Backside of Decker Mtn

    Today in the valley..Sunny with cloudy periods. High 17.
    Tonight..Clear. Low plus 1.
    Sunday..Sunny with cloudy periods. High 17
    UV index 6.5 or high in the alpine. Lather up!

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    Posted on Friday, May 11, 2007

    Blue skies

    Whistler Weather forecast

    A Ridge Of High Pressure On The Bc Coast Will Produce Dry Conditions Across Southern British Columbia Today. A Minor Disturbance Will Bring Partly Cloudy Conditions Early On Saturday.

    A beauty day to start the weekend. We're at -4c up top in the alpine winds are light out of the southwest. An overnight crust has formed that should quickly break down today around 11am. Last day for the base at 300cm it's only downhill from here.
    Waddington range

    Today..Mainly Sunny. Alpine High Plus 4.
    Freezing Level 1900 Metres.
    Mountain Top Winds Southerly 20 To 30 Km/H.

    Today..Sunny with cloudy periods. High 18. UV index 7 or high.
    Tonight..A few clouds. Low zero.
    Saturday..A mix of sun and cloud. Clearing in the afternoon. High 17

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    Posted on Thursday, May 10, 2007

    Sunshine / High pressure

    Whistler Weather forecast

    A Ridge Of High Pressure On The Bc Coast Will Produce Dry Conditions Across Southern British Columbia Today And Friday.

    Today..Sunny. Alpine High Plus 3.
    Freezing Level Valley Bottom Rising To 1800 Metres This Afternoon.
    Mountain Top Winds Light And Variable.

    A broad ridge of high pressure over the central coast will shift southwards to lie across Vancouver Island this afternoon as a low moves into the northern offshore waters. A weak front associated With the low will cross the Queen Charlottes late this evening and move onto the north coast overnight.

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    Posted on Wednesday, May 9, 2007

    Spring finally here!

    Whistler Weather forecast

    After weeks of clouds and grey skies the coast has finally cleared.

    A Ridge Of High Pressure Off The Bc Coast Will Produce Dry Conditions Across Southern British Columbia Today And Thursday and right through the weekend

    Today alpine..Cloudy With Sunny Periods. Alpine High Plus 1. Freezing Level 1500 Metres. Mountain Top Winds West 20 Km/H.

    Today valley bottom..Cloudy with sunny periods. High 11. UV index 6 or high.
    Tonight..A few clouds. Low plus 1.
    Thursday..Sunny. High 16.

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    Posted on Tuesday, May 8, 2007

    Increasing Clouds

    Whistler Weather forecast

    A Weakening Cold Front Will Move Through The Area Today Bringing Thickening Clouds With A Few Flurries In The Alpine And Showers In The Valley By Sometime This Afternoon. The System Will Bring Strong Mountain Top Winds As Well. Wednesday Will Be Relatively Cool And Cloudy Thanks To Some Onshore Flow But Should Remain Dry.

    Today alpine..Increasing Clouds With A Few Flurries Developing This Afternoon. Alpine High Plus 5. Snowfall Amounts Trace. Freezing Level 2800 Metres Falling To 2000 Metres This Afternoon. Mountain Top Winds Southwest 40 To 60 Km/H Rising To 50 To 80 Km/H This Afternoon.



    Today valley..Cloudy. A few showers beginning near noon. Becoming windy this
    afternoon. High 13. UV index 4 or moderate.
    Tonight..A few showers ending this evening then cloudy. Windy. Low
    plus 4.
    Wednesday..Cloudy with sunny periods. Clearing in the afternoon. High
    14

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    Posted on Monday, May 7, 2007

    Fog/ Drizzle/ Rain

    Whistler Weather forecast

    A Weak Warm Front Along The Coast Will Produce Cloudy Skies And Occasional Light Rain Today. A Cold Front Will Push Southward Down The Coast And Bring Precipitation Overnight And Tuesday.

    Valley Fog / Sun above the clouds

    Today alpine..Drizzle/ Cloudy. 60 Percent Chance Of Rain. Alpine High Plus 3. Mid mountain clouds. Maybe the odd sunny break this morning in the upper alpine above the valley fog/ below the upper level clouds 7500ft
    Rainfall Amounts 1 To 3 Mm. Freezing Level 2300 Metres. Mountain Top Winds Southwest 40 To 70 Km/H.

    Upper level clouds

    Today valley..Drizzle/ Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. High 11. UV index 3
    or moderate.
    Tonight..Cloudy. Rain beginning overnight. Low 8.
    Tuesday..Rain ending late in the day then cloudy. High 12

    This morning visible cloud cover

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    Posted on Sunday, May 6, 2007

    Rainy / Yuck

    Whistler Weather forecast

    Raining this morning and no real accumulation up top allthough the alpine temp is holding at zero with west winds 25km/ph.

    A Weak Warm Front Approaching From The West Will Give Cloudy Skies With A Chance Of Showers Over The Region Today And Tonight. A High Pressure Ridge Building Over The South Coast Will Produce Dry And Warm Conditions On Monday. (bring it on)

    Today alpine..Cloudy With 70 Percent Chance Of Showers. Alpine High Plus 1.
    Rainfall Amounts 2 To 4 Mm. Freezing Level Increasing To 2500 Metres. Mountain Top Winds Southwest 15 To 30 Km/H.

    Today valley..Cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers this morning. High 11. UV
    index 3 or moderate.
    Tonight..Cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers overnight. Low 6.
    Monday..Overcast. High 11

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