August 15, 2014

    Early morning glow.

    Southerly flow bringing smoke from Washington State fires- August 11, 2014. Very Hot Day!!

    Thermally induced trough or just plain smoke? Tuesday evening 07:30, August 12, 2014. +14

   A few very light showers Wednesday morning, just enough to keep the dust down. August 13Th

    Sunrise August 14 Th, stratus layer which burned off as the day progressed.

    Looking South early Thursday morning.




Weather observations for August 15, 2014; taken at 05:00 Hrs.

2180 meters        +10, Winds were 3-8 KPH from the S
1835 meters        +10, Winds were 0-5 KPH from the S
1550 meters        +13, Relative Humidity 97 %
  660 meters        +14, Valley Temperature, Max Temp Yest +25, 1.0 mm of precip yesterday

 We had a trace of rain on August 13, .2 mm on August 14. Still dry!!


For the forecast, more of the same, a mix of sun and cloud with the chance of some showers. Dry warmer weather likely for Sunday into Monday. Still some inconsistency in the models, we certainly missed out on any significant precipitation. An upper trough is in the making for Wednesday into Thursday with cooler temperatures and more cloud.

    Satellite image from Thursday at 17:00 Hrs.

    Big picture looks like more sun and cloud with the odd shower.


Video Fridays:

First triple Backflip on a mountain bike: Gavin Godfrey

Save of the year: Hard on the ankles

Cool POV-Owen Leeper: Jackson Hole 2013-2014

Angels of Mont Blanc: Alpine Rescue

Underflip 180 on a snowmobile: Sweden

Skiing and Rugby: Only in New Zealand






Articles:

CPC\IRI Consensus Probabilistic ENSO Forecast: Looking kind of Neutral

Austrian Mountaineer tries to take his 5 Y O Son to summit Mont Blanc: Chamonix

Chilean Freeskiing Championship Cancelled: El Colorado, Chile

Mont Blanc climbers found dead after search: France

Mountaineer Greg Hill talks surviving an avalanche: GrindTV

Bodies believed to have been spotted below Liberty Ridge: Mount Rainier

    Relatively dry in Whistler on Tuesday, but lots happening near our zone. August 12, 2014.

    Grey day on August 13, 2014. +17 and a very light rain at 10:30 AM.

    Looking up Capricorn Creek, August 14, 2014.