June 26, 2015

    Rock avalanche has claimed the lives of 3 climbers in Kyrgyztan, story below.                   Net Pic

    Scattered cloud in the area on Monday.

    June 23, 2015--Scattered cloud in the morning.

    Some convective activity mid day on Tuesday.

    Cloudier later in the afternoon.

    Some colour just before sunrise June 24, 2015.

    Clouds were present Wednesday morning.

    Satellite image from Wednesday morning.

    Clinging clouds on Mount Garibaldi Wednesday morning.

    Thursday June 25, 2015--Overcast with unlimited visibility.

    Satellite image taken at same time frame as above picture, low pressure is pushing back.

    Low kept cloud in the area until Thursday evening when the high began to push North.



Weather Observations for June 26, 2015: taken at 06:00 Hours.

2180 meters      +13, Winds were 0-5 KPH from the NNW
1835 meters      +12, Winds were 0-5 KPH from the NNE
1650 meters        +9, Relative humidity is 100%

  660 meters      +10, Valley Temp, Max Temp Yesterday was +24.2.

    As of 07:00 Hrs this am we have mostly clear skies with unlimited visibility.

    High pressure with stratus cloud along the coast this am.



For the forecast, a strong upper level ridge will build over Southern B.C., a weak thermal trough originating from the US Western central area will bring very warm temperatures to our area Saturday into Sunday. A short wave trough will push through the area on Sunday afternoon with the slight chance of some isolated showers in the evening. The remnants of the trough will disperse on Monday(unsettled conditions) as the ridge begins to rebuild into early next week. Tuesday into next Friday at this time look like warm sunny days. An amazing stretch of warm dry weather, remember to be careful as the fire danger will increase as the week progress. Update on next weeks weather on Monday.

    Westerly flow aloft as the ridge builds and strengthens into Saturday.

    Northerly low level onshore flow for Today.

    Ridge builds today into tomorrow with warm air moving in from the Southeast.

    Shift on Sunday with a shortwave trough moving onshore. Slight chance of precipitation in the eve.

    Monday will bring unsettled weather as the ridge flattens.

    High weakens slightly on Monday.

    High pressure rebuilds Tuesday and warmer temperatures prevail later into next week


Video Friday's:

Moose Riding: What were they thinking!!

Biggest Surfboard in the world: Huntington Beach

Pull the chute and hope you do not crater: Switzerland

Speed Flyer lands in moving cable car: Only in Chamonix



Articles:

3 Spanish climbers perish in Kyrgyztan avalanche: Ala Archa National Park

Avalanches sweep over Sun Road, Hampering plow efforts: Montana

US Skier visits down nation wide last season: Powder

Sudden shift in 'Forcing" led to the demise of the Laurentide Ice Sheet: Science Daily

Snowmobile sales show growth in North America : Snowmobile.com

Jumbo Ski Resort put on the back burner: Pique

    Bungee jumping over the Cheakamus River. Tuesday June 23.

    A great secluded pond for a cool down.

    Mount Fee Tuesday morning.

    Tantalus Range with early morning light June 24, 2015.

    Birkenhead Lake Wednesday June 24, 2015.

    Beach and boat launch at Birkenhead Lake.

    Cloudy but warm all day Thursday. Eventually changed Thursday evening.

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.

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.