May 29, 2015

    Thursday May 28, 2015.

    Snow line has receded at an incredible rate over the past week.

    Some convective cloud development in the late morning Thursday.

    Cloud built in the afternoon.

    Sunset Thursday evening.



Weather Observations for May 29, 2015: taken at 06:00 Hours.

2180 meters      +5, Winds were 20-30 KPH from the SSW
1835 meters      +9, Winds were 10-20 KPH from the SSE
1650 meters      +9, No new snow, Base 32? cm, relative humidity is 82%

  660 meters    +10, Valley Temp, Max Temp Yesterday was +26.0.

16 hours of daylight today--Sunrise 05:10--Sunset 21:09

                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

    As of 07:00 Hours this am we have broken cloud and unlimited visibility.


For the forecast, weak high pressure will bring unsettled conditions for today with some convective cloud development later in the morning. The high will strengthen for Saturday with warm sunny conditions. The upper low over West Central BC will produce a light Westerly flow aloft for today.
Sunday is looking unsettled with a mix of sun and cloud with warm temperatures. The pattern will change early Monday morning as an upper level trough moves in from the Southwest with cooler moist conditions into Wednesday. A strong Westerly flow is expected with light rain.

    Nice weather into the weekend.

    Low will bring some cloud to the area today.

     High pressure has moved North.

VIDEO FRIDAY'S:

There is a problem facing downhill ski resorts in the US: Downhillthreads

Snowboarding in the clouds: Happy Socks

Row Row Row your boat with your feet: Vietnam

Ejecting out of both skis: Vimeo




ARTICLES:

Avalanches still a concern in Colorado: 9News

Mount McKinley weather and avalanches keeping climbers from summiting: Alaska

Volcanic eruption closes popular Chilean Ski Resort: SnowBrains

Snowing in New Zealand: Coronet Peak

    Thursday afternoon.

    Big Picture.

    Soo River Valley.

    Warm temperatures have melted a lot of snow in the past 2 weeks.

    High alpine lakes are breaking up.