22 Jun 2015

June 22, 2015

    Relatively nice day on Friday but there was cloud in the area, 1.7 mm of precip at 660 meters.

    Satellite image from Friday.


    Early Saturday June 20, 2015, looking like a nice day but clouds to the North.

    By 09:00 Hours it was overcast. We received another 1.8 mm of rain on Saturday.

    Whistler was just on the edge of the cloud Saturday morning, instability in the afternoon.




     Low to the Northeast was spinning cloud into our area on Saturday morning.




    Sunday morning.

    Much nicer day on Sunday. Horstman glacier opened for summer riding on Saturday.

    Moon last night, yesterday sunrise was at 5:02--sunset at 21:25. Today sunrise 5:02-sunset 21:26.



Weather Observations for June 22, 2015: taken at 06:00 Hours.

2180 meters        +8, Winds were 5-10 KPH from the SSE
1835 meters      +10, Winds were 0-5 KPH from the SSW
1650 meters        +6, Relative humidity is 81%
  660 meters        +7, Valley Temp, Max Temp Yesterday was +25.3.

    As of 07:00 Hrs this am we have high scattered cirrus cloud and unlimited visibility.

    Satellite image from this morning, lots of stratus cloud along the coast.


For the forecast, high pressure with Southwesterly flow today will bring mostly sunny skies this morning with increased cloudiness later this morning into this afternoon. Possibility of some isolated showers later today into this evening as a shortwave trough pushes through.  Tuesday looks like it will be sunny in the morning as a weak upper level ridge moves through with cloud development in the afternoon for unsettled conditions into Wednesday. Upper level ridge will begin to build on Wednesday night, there is a chance of some lingering cloud on Thursday but the ridge may push the cloud out with sunny conditions into the weekend. By Saturday we could see the temperatures rise into the low 30's. More on the weekend forecast in Friday's post.


    Low to the West will bring cloud to the area later this morning.

    Cloud will move into our zone as the day progresses.

    Looking nice Tuesday morning with cloud development later in the morning, unsettled in the aft.

    Unsettled for Wednesday with a mix of sun and cloud.

    Ridge builds for Thursday, strengthening into the weekend.




ARTICLES:

Global Warming & Climate Change: NOAA--Climate.gov

Should ski resorts pay for avalanche injuries: Yahoo news

Swiss climber who cried wolf, fined 1500 Euros: France



    Saturday evening after the storm clouds dissipated.

    Fresh snow on Wedge Mountain Sunday morning.

    Looking East early Sunday morning.

    Alta lake very early Sunday morning.

    Some scattered low level cloud around Sunday, but mostly sunny.

19 Jun 2015

June 19, 2015


    June 16, 2015 early Morning.

    Pelion and Ossa Peaks.  June 16, 2015.


    Early June 17, 2015.

    Evening June 17, 2015.

    First Drop on Nairn Falls. June 17, 2015.

    Slalok Mountain on the Duffy Lake Road, Wednesday.

    Cloudy skies Thursday morning June 18, 2015. We could use some rain!!!

    Rain imminent on Thursday afternoon looking at the Tantalus Range.

    Much needed precipitation Thursday evening.

    Satellite image from same time frame as above picture.


Weather Observations for June 19, 2015: taken at 06:00 Hours.

2180 meters          0, Winds were 35-45 KPH from the SSW
1835 meters        +2, Winds were 25-40 KPH from the SSW
1650 meters        +4, Relative humidity is 90%
  660 meters      +10, Valley Temp, Max Temp Yest was +20,8. 3.2 mm of precip was recorded Yest.

To date we have had 6.0 mm of precipitation since June 1, 2015 at the Nester's Weather Stn.      

   As of 07:00 Hours this am we have overcast skies, variable visibility and it is snowing lightly.



For the forecast, a weak upper level low will slowly move Southward today bringing mostly cloudy skies this morning, we can expect isolated showers as the air mass is moist and somewhat unstable with more frequent breaks as the day progresses. Westerly flow aloft for today with a shift to Northwest flow by Saturday.  A weak ridge will begin to form Saturday for unsettled conditions improving later in the day with more sun. The ridge strengthens on Sunday for warmer temperatures and sunny skies. A weak upper level trough will bring a slight chance of some isolated showers for Monday with unsettled conditions into Tuesday. The ridge will likely build for Wednesday with very warm temperatures but more on that in Monday's post.

    Low will spin clouds our way as it slides South.

    Unsettled with some isolated rain showers.

    Clouds in the morning improving through the day.

    Sunny and warm for Sunday.

    Warm air to the South will likely move into BC if the high builds mid next week.



VIDEO FRIDAYS:

Long boarder hits a deer: Ozarks

Kayaker having a bad day: Scotland

Drone used to monitor sharks offshore: California

Triggering avalanches with tanks: Washington State



ARTICLES:

Alps Glaciers melting quickly: Pistehors.com

New avalanche control methods to reduce closures near Revelstoke: DOT

Avalanches continue to disrupt body recovery effort in Langtang Village: Nepal

Whistler Blackcomb to conduct snowmaking pilot project on Horstman Glacier: Whistler

Alaskan Glaciers make large contribution to global sea level rise: Science Daily

Its dumping in New Zealand: Avalanche risk high



    Mount Fee June 16, 2015. Eroded volcano--2,162 meters at the peak.

    Mount Garibaldi June 16, 2015. Largest strata volcano in Southern B.C. at 2678 meters.

    Female Harlequin Ducks on Brandywine Creek.

    Stocking Nita Lake with some nice sized Rainbow Trout on Wednesday.

   1500 hungry fish released into the Lake.

    Fairly nice size for catch and release.

    Top of Nairn Falls June 17, 2015.

    Rohr Ridge Wednesday June 17, 2015. Duffy Lake Road. A few avalanche paths!!

    Clouds building to the West on Thursday morning.

    The barrier holding back Garibaldi Lake. Thursday June 18, 2015.

15 Jun 2015

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.