Pacific storm
Whistler Weather forecast
The opening ceremonies are done time to get on with the competition.
Mens DH will be a tough one to pull off with mother nature in full control this weekend.
IR Satellite at 9:45pm shows the storm offshore- timing will be everything
We've received 28 cm of fresh snow in the last 48Hrs at 1600m, great powder skiing in the alpine!
An intense pacific 960mb low centered off the the queen charlotte islands will approach the British Columbia coast early Saturday morning. This front will spread strong southeast winds of 60 to 100 km/h at ridge top Saturday, bringing more precipitation and rising freezing levels to around 1500m. It will arrive in Whistler in the early afternoon tommorow.
1pm Saturday
The latest weather models for tommorow look like light snow starting around 10-11am, and picking up through the afternoon as a vigorous low approaches the south coast. Saturday night the storm will pick up dumping a good amount of snow above 1500m. Accumulation will probably be 5-10cm tommorow, 20-30cm ovenight Sunday.
The front is expected to move through the South Coast late Sunday. A ridge of high pressure will begin to build on Monday providing mainly dry conditions. A weak front is currently forecast move across the ridge on Tuesday with a chance of precipitation.
Alpine Tonight..Snow easing to a few flurries overnight Snowfall amount 5 to 10 cm.
Alpine temperature steady near minus 3.
Mountain top winds becoming southeast 40 gusting to 60 km/h this evening. Allthough some gusts at ridge top earlier in the day exceeded 70km/h.
Conditions at 10pm Friday on the mountain
Freezing Level: 1300 Metres lowering to 1000m
Base: 284 cm
Wind Mid: Light to moderate at 16-33 km/h from the SEkm/h
Peak Whistler -4.0°C
Roundhouse -3.6°C
Pig Alley -1.3°C
Wind Peak: Light to moderate at 21-60 km/h+
Visibility: Variable trending Limited
Whistler Creekside forecast
Tonight Periods of snow mixed with rain ending overnight then cloudy. Snowfall amount 2 to 4 cm. Fog patches. Low plus 1.
Saturday Cloudy. Rain beginning late in the morning changing to periods of snow mixed with rain in the afternoon. Snowfall amount 2 to 4 cm. Fog patches. High plus 2.
Saturday night Periods of snow mixed with rain. Snowfall amount 2 cm except 15 cm at the top of the course. Fog patches dissipating near midnight. Low plus 1.
Sunday Periods of snow or rain. Snowfall amount 5 cm. Rainfall amount 10 mm. High plus 3.
Monday A mix of sun and cloud. Low minus 2. High plus 2.
Tuesday Cloudy with 60 percent chance of rain showers or flurries. Low minus 1. High plus 3.
Wednesday A mix of sun and cloud. Low zero. High plus 5.
Thursday A mix of sun and cloud. Low zero. High 6.
Yesterday Max: 1.3°C Min: -0.4°C
Precip: 4.0 mm
Today Sunrise: 7:28 Sunset: 17:24
The opening ceremonies are done time to get on with the competition.
Mens DH will be a tough one to pull off with mother nature in full control this weekend.
IR Satellite at 9:45pm shows the storm offshore- timing will be everythingWe've received 28 cm of fresh snow in the last 48Hrs at 1600m, great powder skiing in the alpine!
An intense pacific 960mb low centered off the the queen charlotte islands will approach the British Columbia coast early Saturday morning. This front will spread strong southeast winds of 60 to 100 km/h at ridge top Saturday, bringing more precipitation and rising freezing levels to around 1500m. It will arrive in Whistler in the early afternoon tommorow.
1pm SaturdayThe latest weather models for tommorow look like light snow starting around 10-11am, and picking up through the afternoon as a vigorous low approaches the south coast. Saturday night the storm will pick up dumping a good amount of snow above 1500m. Accumulation will probably be 5-10cm tommorow, 20-30cm ovenight Sunday.
The front is expected to move through the South Coast late Sunday. A ridge of high pressure will begin to build on Monday providing mainly dry conditions. A weak front is currently forecast move across the ridge on Tuesday with a chance of precipitation.
Alpine Tonight..Snow easing to a few flurries overnight Snowfall amount 5 to 10 cm.
Alpine temperature steady near minus 3.
Mountain top winds becoming southeast 40 gusting to 60 km/h this evening. Allthough some gusts at ridge top earlier in the day exceeded 70km/h.
Conditions at 10pm Friday on the mountain
Freezing Level: 1300 Metres lowering to 1000m
Base: 284 cm
Wind Mid: Light to moderate at 16-33 km/h from the SEkm/h
Peak Whistler -4.0°C
Roundhouse -3.6°C
Pig Alley -1.3°C
Wind Peak: Light to moderate at 21-60 km/h+
Visibility: Variable trending Limited
Whistler Creekside forecast
Tonight Periods of snow mixed with rain ending overnight then cloudy. Snowfall amount 2 to 4 cm. Fog patches. Low plus 1.
Saturday Cloudy. Rain beginning late in the morning changing to periods of snow mixed with rain in the afternoon. Snowfall amount 2 to 4 cm. Fog patches. High plus 2.
Saturday night Periods of snow mixed with rain. Snowfall amount 2 cm except 15 cm at the top of the course. Fog patches dissipating near midnight. Low plus 1.
Sunday Periods of snow or rain. Snowfall amount 5 cm. Rainfall amount 10 mm. High plus 3.
Monday A mix of sun and cloud. Low minus 2. High plus 2.
Tuesday Cloudy with 60 percent chance of rain showers or flurries. Low minus 1. High plus 3.
Wednesday A mix of sun and cloud. Low zero. High plus 5.
Thursday A mix of sun and cloud. Low zero. High 6.
Yesterday Max: 1.3°C Min: -0.4°C
Precip: 4.0 mm
Today Sunrise: 7:28 Sunset: 17:24
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