April 26, 2016

    Sunrise Tuesday April 26, 2016--05:56 Hours.

    08:00 Hours Monday April 25, 2016. Ridge building as the upper trough exits the area.

    Valley cloud began to dissipate and lift as the morning progressed.

    Blackcomb still has 35 days of skiing left. Awesome Monday morning.

    Fresh snow on Mount Currie.

    Convective clouds in the area Monday.


Weather Observations for April 26, 2016: taken at 06:00 Hours.

2240 meters       -6, Winds were  10-15 KPH S     --Horstman Hut
1860 meters       -3, Winds were    5-10 KPH ESE --Rendevous
1550 meters       -1, 0 cm of new snow, 0 cm in 24 hrs, 188 cm Base, RH 91%  --Catskinner

  660 meters      +1, Valley Temp, Max Temp Yesterday was +13.6. 0.0 mm of Precip recorded yest

   As of 07:00 Hrs this am we have overcast skies with some breaks and unlimited visibility.



For the forecast, the ridge is being pushed out quickly by the approaching weak upper level trough. The upper flow will shift from Northerly to Southerly with the FL reaching around the 2000 meter mark. There is a chance light intermittent rain by sometime this afternoon but the core of the system should move South of our zone, leaving a relatively dry air mass. The front will continue into Wednesday morning with unsettled conditions by the afternoon. Thursday a weak ridge rebuilds, bringing unsettled weather to the area. Yet another weak upper level trough is forecasted for Thursday night into Friday with light precipitation and overcast skies, The Ridge rebuilds again for Saturday into Sunday.

    Could see some light precipitation this afternoon.

    Upper level ridge will weaken today allowing weak upper trough into our zone.

    Light rain for Wednesday morning becoming unsettled in the afternoon.

    Flow will switch from Northwesterly to Southerly, today.

    Weak ridge rebuilds for Thursday with unsettled weather.

    Unsettled weather for the weekend.

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    Satellite image Monday morning at 08:45 Hrs.

    Image from late in the afternoon on Monday.

    Big picture.


    Unsettled Monday morning.

    Whistler with some lifting cloud.

   There were some isolated showers out of some of the cloud Monday afternoon.

    Pileated woodpecker on the Pemberton Golf Course.

April 25, 2016

    Just after sunrise Monday morning April 25, 2016, which was at 05:58 Hrs.

    Clouds were clinging to the peaks on Sunday April 24, 2016.

    Unsettled spring weather in Squamish Sunday morning.

    West Ridge on Whistler.

    Nice weather in the valley Sunday afternoon.

    Visibility at 1860 meters early in the afternoon.

    Same time frame in 7Th Heaven.

    Clouds stuck in the mountains most of the day.

    Later in the evening.


Weather Observations for April 25, 2016: taken at 06:00 Hours.
2240 meters       -6, Winds were  10-15 KPH SSW --Horstman Hut
1860 meters       -5, Winds were    5-10 KPH SSW --Rendevous
1550 meters       -2, 0 cm of new snow, 2 cm in 24 hrs, 190 cm Base, RH 94%  --Catskinner

  660 meters      +4, Valley Temp, Max Temp Yesterday was +12.9. 1.4 mm of Precip recorded yest

    As of 07:00 Hrs this am we have broken cloud, unlimited visibility and a lifting valley cloud layer.


For the forecast, weak upper level ridge will dominate the weather pattern for the next week with mostly unsettled conditions. The FL will rise to 2000 meters today in a Northwest flow aloft. The upper trough is weakening with unsettled weather in its wake for today. . The upper ridge should strengthen by Tuesday. A couple of very weak disturbances are expected Tuesday night and Friday, but time will tell! Enjoy the spring weather.

    Unsettled today as the weak upper trough slowly migrates East. Chance of a shower.

     Flow switches to Northwest sometime during the day.

    Ridging for Tuesday with a weakening occluded front offshore.

    Unsettled for Wednesday with a slight chance of some isolated rain showers.

    Ridge strengthens again for Thursday.

    Short wave trough for Friday.

    High pressure rebuilds for Saturday into Sunday.



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   13:30 Sunday afternoon, April 24, 2016. Unsettled conditions.

    Looks like it will be unsettled for a while.

    Big picture on Sunday.

April 24, 2016

   Sunday morning, April 24, 2016--A dusting of fresh snow at 1835 meters.

    There were a few sucker holes on Saturday above the valley.

    Saturday afternoon, some visibility issues.


    Rain moving up the Squamish valley Saturday afternoon.

    Tantalus Range Saturday afternoon.


    Rain clouds in the afternoon.

    Just before sunset Saturday evening.

Weather Observations for April 24, 2016: taken at 06:00 Hours.

2240 meters       -4, Winds were  20-30 KPH S   --Horstman Hut
1860 meters       -2, Winds were  15-25 KPH SE --Rendevous
1550 meters        0, 2 cm of new snow, 0 cm in 24 hrs, 192 cm Base, RH 99%  --Catskinner

  660 meters      +5, Valley Temp, Max Temp Yesterday was +14.0. 1.5 mm of Precip recorded yest

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


For the forecast, an upper level trough will bring cool showery weather to our zone in a Southwesterly flow aloft. The FL will drop to below 1400 meters tonight.  A weak ridge builds for Monday into Tuesday with unsettled conditions. A weak front moves onshore Tuesday night into Wednesday morning with cloudy conditions, but relatively dry. The high pressure builds again for Wednesday night with unsettled spring conditions slated for the remainder of the week. Thursday has the potential of being a sunny day. Guesstimates: 2-4 cm in the alpine by Monday morning.

    IR image from this am at 06:00. Looks to be drier by this afternoon.

    Flow for Sunday into Monday.

    Low will bring moisture to the area today, improving later in the day.

    High pressure builds for Monday from the West.

    High again for Tuesday with a weak short lived  front which will weaken before its arrival Wed.

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    Image from Saturday morning.

    Not much change at 13:30 Hours, Saturday.

    Big low in the Gulf of Alaska.

    Big picture Saturday afternoon.