June 15, 2015

    Friday June 12 Th dark clouds rolled in from the Northwest.

    Temperature dropped to 0 from +4 and it started snowing from 11:30-13:30 Hrs at 1835 meters.

    Made everything whiter for about 1 hour.

    June 13, 2015--A few clouds in the morning.

    Satellite image from Saturday.

    Mostly cloudy in the afternoon on Saturday, no precipitation.

    Sunday June 14, 2015, very little cloud in the morning.

    Satellite image from Sunday morning.

    Cloudy in the afternoon but no precipitation. This is becoming a very dry June.



Weather Observations for June 15, 2015: taken at 06:00 Hours.

2180 meters        +7, Winds were 20-30 KPH from the SE
1835 meters      +10, Winds were 5-10 KPH from the ESE
1650 meters        +8, Relative humidity is 65%

  660 meters        +8, Valley Temp, Max Temp Yest was +25.7.

    Looking West as of 07:00 hours this am we have scattered cloud and unlimited visibility.


For the forecast, looking like a mostly sunny day as a weak upper ridge aloft brings dry and warmer conditions in a light Southerly flow with some pop corn clouds this morning.  Onshore flow will strengthen Tuesday so we will likely see some cloud development later in the afternoon. Wednesday will likely see clear skies in the morning with cloud development in the afternoon. A weak upper level low will bring cloudy conditions for Thursday into Friday with an upper level shortwave trough moving through the area. May be drier on Thursday then Friday but the models are in disagreement on precipitation amounts. Looks like a slight chance of some showers on Friday. Long term the forecast may dry out by next weekend but more on that in Fridays post.

    Northerly flow aloft with ridging for today.

    Low to the North,High to the South.

    Low to the Northwest will bring a change to the nice weather by mid week.

    Low begins to move Southwest by Tuesday.

    Low will likely be over the area by Wednesday evening.

    Looking moist for Thursday and Friday.


ARTICLES:

How to speak snow language: The Border Mail

Burandt and Entz talk avalanche airbags: Mountain Sledder

Changing climate prompts boreal forest shift: Science Daily

El Nino likely for the 2015-16 Winter: ENSO

White-Beaked Dolphins eaten by Polar Bears: Polar Research

The Blob Strengthens: Cliff Mass Weather Blog

   Very relaxed bear on Whistler Mountain Friday.

    Snow accumulation on Friday June 12, 2015 at 1835 meters.

    Cloudy later in the afternoon Saturday.

    Sunday morning.

    Sunday afternoon.

    Green Lake.

    This morning June 15, 2015.